| Edited and Introduction to New Edition |
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| New Foreword |
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| Preface |
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| Introduction |
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1900-1919 From White to Black Harlem |
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Race Riot: Set Upon and Beat Negroes, The New York Times, August 16, 1900 |
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Policeman's Murderer Arrested, New York Tribune, August 17, 1900 |
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The Negro in New York, Harper's Weekly, December 22, 1900 |
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Negro Districts in Manhattan, The New York Times, November 17, 1901 |
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Changes in Housing Market, New York Herald, August 2, 1903 |
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Apartments Increase Harlem Population, New York Herald, August 20, 1905 |
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Negroes Move into Harlem, New York Herald, December 24, 1905 |
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Nail and Parker ``Pull Off'' Big Deal, The New York Age, March 30, 1911 |
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Loans to White Renegades Who Back Negroes Cut Off, Harlem Home News, April 7, 1911 |
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New York City Has Colored Police Officer, The New York Age, June 29, 1911 |
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The Negro's Contribution to the Music of America, The Craftsman, February 1913 |
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Interest in New Plan Shown, Harlem Home News, January 28, 1914 |
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Fight Against Raised Rents, The New York Age, October 5, 1916 |
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Union Will Not Protect Negro Strikebreakers, The New York Age, November 2, 1916 |
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118,000 Negroes Move from the South, The New York World, November 5, 1917 |
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``No Better Troops in the War'', The New York World, September 1, 1918 |
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Madam C.J. Walker---Beauty Culturist Succumbs, The Chicago Defender, May 13, 1919 |
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1920-1929 An Urban Black Culture |
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Landlord Brings In Negroes to Get High Rents, The New York Times, January 27, 1920 |
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Charges of Graft, Neglect Hit Harlem Hospital, New York Herald, April 4, 1921 |
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Irving Berlin Borrowed Chants from South, Sunday News, May 8, 1921 |
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Bellevue to Open Doors to Colored Nurses, The New York Age, May 28, 1921 |
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Garvey: The Race Wants Strong-Minded Statesmen, Staunch Leaders, The Negro World, Oct. 8, 1921 |
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Race Superiority Bunk, Says Boas, Amsterdam News, January 31, 1923 |
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Call of Industry Lures Negroes North, New York Evening Post, April 7, 1923 |
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James Weldon Johnson on Anglo-Saxon Superiority, The New York World, February 3, 1924 |
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Barron D. Wilkins Slain, The New York Times, May 25, 1924 |
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``Champion Daredevil'' Parachutes to Tenement, The Daily Star, July 5, 1924 |
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Dream Realized As Race Plays Broadway, The New York World, November 23, 1924 |
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Enter the New Negro, Survey Graphic, March 1925 |
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Youth Speaks: The Artistic Vanguard, Survey Graphic, March 1925 |
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Charleston a Hit in Home, Dance Hall and Ballroom, The New York Times, May 24, 1925 |
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Strange Crimes of Little Africa, The New York Times, August 17, 1926 |
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150,000 Honor Garvey, The Negro World, August 21, 1926 |
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When Rural Negro Reaches Crucible, The New York Times, April 17, 19247 |
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30,000 Negro Elks Parade, The New York Times, August 24, 1927 |
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``Obi'' Men Busy in Harlem Now, The New York Sun, August 24, 1927 |
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Flo Owes Us Something, The Inter-State Tatler, October 14, 1927 |
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What Tempts Harlem's Palate? The New York Times, July 15, 1928 |
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Dunbar Bank Opens Without Mixed Board, Amsterdam News, September 19, 1928 |
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Casper Holstein Seized: $50,000 Ransom, The New York Times, September 23, 1928 |
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Holstein Set Free by Abductors, The New York Sun, September 24, 1928 |
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Negro Sect Mixes Jewish and Christian Religions, The New York Sun, January 29, 1929 |
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Dr. Moton---Dunbar Bank Director, The New York Age, April 6, 1929 |
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Is This Really Harlem? Amsterdam News, October 23, 1929 |
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Congestion Causes High Morality, The New York Times, October 24, 1929 |
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Harlem Breakfast Caps Gotham Night, Daily News, October 31, 1929 |
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Socialites Mix in Harlem Club, Daily News, November 1, 1929 |
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``Speaks'' Whoop after Clubs Pipe Down, Sunday News, November 3, 1929 |
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1930-1939 Depression and Hard Times |
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Population Rises Steadily; Illness Takes Heavy Toll; Unemployment and Low Wages Result from Race Prejudice, New York, Herald Tribune, February 10, 1930 |
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Churches Prove Great Factor, New York Herald Tribune, February 11, 1930 |
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West Indian and Southern Negroes Adjust Rivalries, New York Herald Tribune, February 14, 1930 |
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Gold Star Mothers to Be Jim-Crowed, Amsterdam News, February 19, 1930 |
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``Tree of Hope'' Loses Prestige As Job Getter, New York Herald Tribune, June 8, 1930 |
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Duke's Music for Amos 'n' Andy, Amsterdam News, July 9, 1930 |
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Father Divine Tells Meeting He Will Defeat False Leaders, The New York News, November 10, 1934 |
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Troops Guard Harlem: Mayor Pleads for Peace, The New York Times, March 21, 1935 |
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Powell Says Men Can't Get Jobs, New York Post, March 27, 1935 |
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Powell Says Rent Too High, New York Post, March 28, 1935 |
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Louis-Carnera Bout Draws 15,000 Negroes, 1,300 Police, New York Herald Tribune, June 23, 1935 |
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Italians Clash with Negroes, New York Herald Tribune, October 4, 1935 |
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Choice of Tenants Urged, New York Herald Tribune, January 29, 1936 |
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Jam Streets As ``Macbeth'' Opens, The New York Times, April 15, 1936 |
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Riot Report That Mayor Hid, Amsterdam News, July 18, 1936 |
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100,000 Celebrate Louis Victory over Braddock, The New York Times, June 22, 1937 |
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Webb ``Cuts'' Basie in Swing Battle, Down Beat, February 1938 |
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White Man's Jazz No Good for Holiday? Down Beat, August 1938 |
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1940-1949 War, Hope and Opportunity |
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Harlem Buses Attacked, The New York Times, April 1, 1941 |
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Two Bus Lines Agree to Employ Negroes, The New York Times, April 20, 1941 |
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Powell Wins Council Seat, The New York Age, November 15, 1941 |
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Home-Made Gun Seized, The New York Times, November 16, 1941 |
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Negroes Not Backing War Effort Fully, The New York Age, January 17, 1942 |
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Roosevelt's FEPC Holds Hearings, The New York Age, February 21, 1942 |
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Harlem Barred to Servicemen, New York World-Telegram, August 11, 1942 |
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March Threat by Randolph, The New York Age, September 19, 1942 |
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War Jobs Wide Open to Negroes, The New York Age, June 12, 1943 |
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Housing Project Okayed Despite Protests, The New York Age, June 12, 1943 |
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195 Hurt, 500 Held in Looting, New York Post, August 2, 1943 |
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Harlem Must Share Riot Blame, Amsterdam News, August 7, 1943 |
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Mrs. Roosevelt on the Negro, Amsterdam News, November, 6, 1943 |
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Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Becomes First Congressman, The New York Age, August 5, 1944 |
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Marijuana Peddlers Captured in Harlem, The New York Age, February 10, 1945 |
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Harlemites Worry About Postwar Era, Amsterdam News, May 12, 1945 |
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State FEPC Outgrowth of Riots, Relief and Reform, Amsterdam News, June 23, 1945 |
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Fear Davis Case Will Split Negro Vote, New York Herald Tribune, July 21, 1945 |
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Boy Gang Slaying Laid to Three in Harlem, The New York Times, September 19, 1945 |
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Housing Holds Harlem's Hope, New York Herald Tribune, March 15, 1947 |
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38,402 Crowd Polo Grounds, Amsterdam News, August 2, 1947 |
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Ethics Code Set Up by Harlem Stores, The New York Times, January 28, 1948 |
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Profiles: Bop, The New Yorker, July 3, 1948 |
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1950-1959 Frustration and Ambivalence |
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Narcotics Ring Smashed by Police, The New York Times, June 2, 1950 |
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More ``Militancy'' by Negroes Urged, The New York Times, September 14, 1950 |
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Harlem Left Out Of A-Bomb Shelter Plans, Amsterdam News, January 6, 1951 |
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Fine Jobs Gained by Harlemites, Amsterdam News, March 31, 1951 |
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Harlem hails Sugar Ray, The New York Times, September 13, 1951 |
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Harlem Losing Ground As Negro Area, New York Herald Tribune, April 6, 1952 |
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Crime Wave? Who's Speaking? Amsterdam News, May 10, 1952 |
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War Against Rats Pushed, The New York Times, June 20, 1952 |
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Fires Force Negro to Sell Long Island Home, The New York Times, January 22, 1954 |
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Who Protects Prostitutes? Amsterdam News, August 7, 1954 |
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Inside Story of Numbers Racket, Amsterdam News, August 21, 1954 |
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Racial Bias and The Numbers Racket, Amsterdam News, August 28, 1954 |
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Gang War in West Harlem Halted by Cops, Amsterdam News, September 24, 1955 |
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Daddy Grace to Use Fire Hose on 300, Amsterdam News, July 28, 1956 |
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Prayers on Steps of Harlem Hospital, Amsterdam News, August 4, 1956 |
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Negroes Spend Million on Queens Homes, Amsterdam News, June 15, 1957 |
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Nkrumah: We're Brothers, Amsterdam News, August 2, 1958 |
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21 Negro Pupils Kept Home, The New York Times, September 9, 1958 |
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Harlem Seething with Unrest, Amsterdam News, July 4, 1959 |
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Stores Must Buy from Negro Salesman, Amsterdam News, July 4, 1959 |
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Harlem Is About ``Planned Out'', Amsterdam News, July 4, 1959 |
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Housing Fight: Revolt Spreads, Amsterdam News, 11, 1959 |
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Harlem Tensions Cited in Flare-Up, The New York Times, July 15, 1959 |
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1960-1968 Militancy and Identity |
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``Rise in Racial Extremism Worries Harlem Leaders'', The New York Times, January 25, 1960 |
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Muslims Ask Leaders to Rally, Amsterdam News, May 28, 1960 |
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8,500 Crowd Armory to Hear Muhammad, Amsterdam News, August 6, 1960 |
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Castro in Harlem, The New York Times, September 20, 1960 |
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Russian Goes to Harlem, The New York Times, September 21, 1960 |
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Negroes Allege Merchants' Plot, The New York Times, June 6, 1962 |
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Core Plans Fight on Latent Racism, The New York Times, July 15, 1963 |
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New York's Racial Unrest: Negroes' Anger Mounting, The New York Times, August 12, 1963 |
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Area in Harlem to Seek Renewal, The New York Times, September 20, 1963 |
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Zuber Charges Hunter School Discriminated Against Child, The New York Times, September 20, 1963 |
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America! Look in the Mirror! Amsterdam News, November 30, 1963 |
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Malcolmn X Likens Slaying to ``Chickens Coming Home to Roost'', The New York Times, December 2, 1963 |
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HARYOU Eyes Social Revolution, Amsterdam News, January 4, 1964 |
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Charge Columbia with Racial Bias, Amsterdam News, February 22, 1964 |
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Negro Boy Killed: 300 Harass Police, The New York Times, July 17, 1964 |
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Thousands Riot in Harlem Area; Scores Are Hurt, The New York Times, July 19, 1964 |
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Violence Flares Again in Harlem; Restraint Urged, The New York Times, July 20, 1964 |
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A Mother Moans ``Why! Why! Why!'' Amsterdam News, July 25, 1964 |
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Three Violent Days, Amsterdam News, July 5, 1964 |
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Malcolm X Speaks, Amsterdam News, February 6, 1965 |
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Malcolm X Shot to Death, The New York Times, February 22, 1965 |
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Harlem's Pay Day No Gay Time As Strike Shrinks Pocketbooks, The New York Times, January 8, 1966 |
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More Jobs Urged To Relieve Ghettos, The New York Times, January 22, 1966 |
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Black Panthers Open Harlem Drive, Amsterdam News, September 3, 1966 |
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Family in Harlem Bundles Up Indoors, Too, The New York Times, January 13, 1968 |
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Scattered Violence Occurs in Harlem and Brooklyn, The New York Times, April 5, 1968 |
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Harlem Youth Exhibit Loot, Taken ``to Get Back At Whitey'', The New York Times, April 8, 1968 |
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Harlem Backed Columbia Students, Amsterdam News, May 4, 1968 |
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Community Reacts to Another Killing, Amsterdam News, June 15, 1968 |
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