Associated Press Harlem Riot Scene

Order a PDF here

GLC#
GLC09733.15-View header record
Type
Images
Date
19 July 1964
Author/Creator
Associated Press
Title
Harlem Riot Scene
Place Written
New York, New York
Pagination
1 photograph : b&w Height: 21.6 cm, Width: 26.4 cm
Primary time period
1945 to the Present
Sub-Era
The Civil Rights Movement The Sixties

One photograph entitled, "Harlem Riot Scene" taken by Associated Press dated July 19, 1964. Image is of a crowd in Harlem. A police van and parked cars are in front of them and traffic is behind them. Wire transfer information states that the protest took place following the fatal shooting of James Powell, a Black teenager shot by a white off-duty police officer Thomas Gilligan.

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources