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NYC, Harlem Riot, 1964

Entitled: "Police in Harlem standing on the street with guns drawn and pointing upwards during the July 1964 race riots." On Thursday, July 16, 1964, James Powell was shot and killed by police Lieutenant Thomas Gilligan. The second bullet of three fired by Lieutenant Gilligan killed the 15-year-old African American in front of his friends and about a dozen other witnesses. The incident immediately rallied about 300 students from a nearby school who were informed by the principal. This incident set off six consecutive nights of rioting that affected the New York City neighborhoods of Harlem and Bedford-Stuyvesant. In total, 4,000 New Yorkers participated in the riots which led to attacks on the New York City Police Department, vandalism, and looting in stores. At the end of the conflict, reports counted one dead rioter, 118 injured, and 465 arrested. Photographed for the New York World-Telegram & Sun by Stanley Wolfson, 1964.
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NYC, Harlem Riot, 1964
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Entitled: "Police in Harlem standing on the street with guns drawn and pointing upwards during the July 1964 race riots." On Thursday, July 16, 1964, James Powell was shot and killed by police Lieutenant Thomas Gilligan. The second bullet of three fired by Lieutenant Gilligan killed the 15-year-old African American in front of his friends and about a dozen other witnesses. The incident immediately rallied about 300 students from a nearby school who were informed by the principal. This incident set off six consecutive nights of rioting that affected the New York City neighborhoods of Harlem and Bedford-Stuyvesant. In total, 4,000 New Yorkers participated in the riots which led to attacks on the New York City Police Department, vandalism, and looting in stores. At the end of the conflict, reports counted one dead rioter, 118 injured, and 465 arrested. Photographed for the New York World-Telegram & Sun by Stanley Wolfson, 1964.
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3733 x 4200 px | 44.9 MB
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31.6 x 35.6 cm | 12.4 x 14.0 in (300 dpi)
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