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unknown, fl. 1964 Beefed-Up Police Force Near the Funeral of Negro Boy

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09733.20 Author/Creator: unknown, fl. 1964 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Photograph Date: 20 July 1964 Pagination: 1 photograph : b&w Height: 15.8 cm, Width: 25.6 cm Order a Copy

One photograph entitled, "Beefed-Up Police Force Near the Funeral of Negro Boy" dated July 20, 1964. Image is of people behind a barricade. A group of police officers stands on the other side of the barricade. A newspaper clipping is pasted on the reverse side. The caption reads, "A rain of bottles fell from the rooftops in Harlem yesterday."

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