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Title
Policemen Stop Black Driver during Rioting
Date Created and/or Issued
1964-08-03T07:00:00Z
Publication Information
Chapman University Digital Commons
Contributing Institution
Chapman University, Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections and Archives
Collection
UPI - The African American Experience 1930-1980
Rights Information
copyrighted
UPI retains the copyright on all photographs. Permission to use photographs must be obtained from United Press International.
Description
Jersey City, NJ: Pistol-pointing policemen challenge Negro occupants of a car during racial riots here early August 3rd. Starting late August 2nd, the night-long rioting has left 32 persons injured, including 17 policemen, 14 persons arrested and several stores damaged. The city's 900-man police force was placed on standby alert in the event of further rioting in the predominantly Negro section of this strife torn city.
Type
Image
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
http://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/upi_african_american/175
Subject
African Americans
History
United States
Prejudice
Desegregation
Civil rights movement
Black Panthers
African American Studies
United States History
Source
UPI - The African American Experience 1930-1980

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