Hostility Continues

Hostility between the community and the NYPD grew as rioters continued. A Black Citizens Council was held, and speakers tried reasoning with rioters for a peaceful protest, but members of the crowd disagreed. The crowd moved to Delaney Funeral Home, where a service was being held for Powell. One person threw a glass bottle at an officer, and he threw it back into the crowd. From this point on, bricks and bottles began to be thrown off rooftops into crowds. The ferocity ended at around 1:30am. By the end of the night, 45 stores were looted, 93 citizens and 27 police officers were injured, and 108 people were arrested.

Source:

VIOLENCE FLARES AGAIN IN HARLEM; RESTRAINT URGED; 19 Hurt in New Outbreaks Near Scene of the Funeral for Boy Who Was Slain; SCREVANE SEEKS CALM; Plea Made by Acting Mayor After One Is Killed and 100 Injured in Riot - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

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Event date:

The middle of the month Summer 1964 to The middle of the month Summer 1964