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Hundreds. The Harlem riot of 1935 took place on March 19, 1935, in New York City, New York, in the United States. It has been described as the first "modern" race riot in Harlem, because it was committed primarily against property rather than persons. Harlem is a northern neighborhood on Manhattan Island in New York City whose population at the ...
United States. Harlem race riot of 1935, a riot that occurred in the Manhattan neighbourhood of Harlem on March 19–20, 1935. It was precipitated by a teenager’s theft of a penknife from a store and was fueled by economic hardship, racial injustice, and community mistrust of the police. It is sometimes considered the first modern American ...
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Mar 13, 2024 · More to History: W.E.B. Du Bois Rethinks Race in Cities. On March 19, 1935, Lino Rivera, a Black Puerto Rican teen from Harlem, was caught stealing a 10-cent penknife from Kress Five and Ten store ...
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Jun 17, 2008 · Fair use image. The Harlem Riot of 1935, the first in New York City in the 20th Century, was the consequence of a lingering unemployment crisis and police brutality. At 2:30 p.m. on March 19, 1935, a 16-year-old black Puerto Rican boy named Lino Rivera stole a 10 cent penknife from the Kress Five and Ten store on 125th Street.
Dec 12, 2016 · Unfortunately, the riots were unable to bring justice for the Harlem community as its conditions did not change much until after the end of the depression. McDowell, W. (1984). Race and Ethnicity During the Harlem Jobs Campaign, 1932-1935. Journal of Negro History, 69(3/4), 134-146. Ibid, 136. Ibid, 142. Ibid, 143. Burs and Sanders, 437
The job losses of the Depression were exacerbated by the end of Prohibition in 1933 and by the Harlem Riot of 1935, which scared away the wealthier whites who had long supported Harlem's entertainment industry. White audiences decreased almost totally after a second round of riots in 1943.
