Civil Rights in a Northern City: Philadelphia

Columbia Avenue Riots

Item Set

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  Liquor store closed after business rush

  1964-08-31
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  GPM leaders ask support for police

  1964-08-31
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  Judge halts serving of writs in riot area

  1964-08-31
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  Alessandroni tours North Philadelphia riot area

  1964-08-31
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  Yellow Cab resumes North Philadelphia service

  1964-08-31
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  Man and woman who sparked riot are held in high bail for court

  1964-08-30
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  Policemen, windows are pelted

  1964-08-30
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  Mayor defends Leary against riot criticism

  1964-08-31
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  'Civil destruction, not civil rights,' Negro leader says

  1964-08-30
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  Don't go to church, Tate says

  1964-08-30
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  Policemen, windows are pelted

  1964-08-30
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  Daylight gangs loot stores as police watch

  1964-08-30
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  Clark says FBI probes weekend riots here

  1964-08-31
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  6 cities pattern: Looting follows incident

  1964-08-30
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  Extremist black nationalists sought; faction vowed to stir unrest here

  1964-08-30
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  Hate group 'influx' probed

  1964-08-30
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  Attacker fought madly, says 1st officer at scene

  1964-08-30
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  35 ministers patrol with policemen

  1964-08-30
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  Citizens ask for FBI probe, curfew, guard

  1964-08-30
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  Rumors fly, crowds mill in North Philadelphia

  1964-08-30
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  Firing erupts, officers told to shoot back

  1964-08-30
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  Police station piled with riot loot

  1964-08-30
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  Crowd jeers Cecil Moore, ignores pleas to disperse

  1964-08-30
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  YMCA asks 'compassion' for young North Philadelphia rioters

  1964-08-30
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  Dean Rusk says racial disturbances don't harm 'image' of U.S. abroad

  1964-08-30