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.
- GLC#
- GLC09733
- Type
- Header Record
- Date
- 1943-1964
- Author/Creator
- Various
- Title
- [Group of press photographs of the 1964 Harlem riots and other New York actions] [Decimalized .01- .35]
- Place Written
- New York, New York
- Pagination
- 35 items
- Primary time period
- 1945 to the Present
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