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Various [Group of press photographs of the 1964 Harlem riots and other New York actions] [Decimalized .01- .35]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09733 Author/Creator: Various Place Written: New York, New York Type: Header Record Date: 1943-1964 Pagination: 35 items Order a Copy

Collection of press photographs related to riots against racial violence in New York dated 1943-1964. Consists of 35
wirephotos and telephotos. Riots depicted in this collection are with a focus on violence Black people by white officers. This includes the 1943 Harlem Riots after a white police officer shot James Collins, a Black soldier, and the 1964 Harlem Riots where white police officer shot to death a Black teenager, James Powell. Also includes protests against the condition of New York
City schools in 1964. See the Admin/biographical section for more context on the riots.

Bandy, Robert, 1917-?
Britton, Harry, fl. 1964
Collins, James, fl. 1943
Galamison, Milton A., 1923-1988
Gilligan, Thomas R., fl. 1964
Powell, James, 1949-1964
Rockefeller, Nelson A.,1908-1979
X, Malcolm, 1925-1965

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