Policeman confronts a group at Seventh Ave. and 126th St. during renewed violence in Harlem / World Telegram & Sun photo by Dick De Marsico. Contributor Names De Marsico, Dick, photographer Created / Published 1964. Subject Headings - Race riots--New York (State)--New York--1960-1970 - Police--New York (State)--New York--1960-1970 - African Americans--Civil rights--New York (State)--New York--1960-1970
Though the Roosevelt administration, under tremendous pressure, engaged in anti-racist propaganda and in some cases helped push for African-American employment, African Americans were still experiencing immense violence, particularly in the South. In March 1956, United States Senator Sam Ervin of North Carolina created the Southern Manifesto,[24] which promised to fight to keep Jim Crow alive by all legal means.[25] This continuation of support for Jim Crow and segregation laws led to protests in which many African-Americans were violently injured out in the open at lunchroom counters, buses, polling places and local public areas. These protests did not eviscerate racism, but it forced racism to become used in more coded or metaphorical language instead of being used out in the open.[25] The modern era (1972–present) Today racial violence has changed dramatically, as open violent acts of racism are rare, but acts of police brutality and the mass incarceration of racial minorities continues to be a major issue facing the United States. The War on Drugs[26] has been noted as a direct cause for the dramatic increase in incarceration, which has risen from 300,000 to more than 2,000,000 from 1980 to 2000 in the nation's prison system, though it does not account for the disproportionate African American homicide and crime rate, which peaked before the War on Drugs began.
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Location: Harlem, New York City, New York
Photo credit: © American Photo Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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