abstract:In finance and investing, Black Monday 2011 refers to August 8, 2011, when US and global stock markets crashed"Burning Questions: Analyzing the market crash", Post Crescent. 8 aug 2011.
"We felt like no matter how non-violent you were, unless you had a law on the books or a decree by a court, that the same restaurant that could open up its door to a black person on Monday could close it on Tuesday if there were no law demanding it be kept open."
VOA: standard.2010.04.16
Before BlackMonday (October 19), the Dow had already declined 18% from its August peak.