What the records say
- When
- 19 Mar 1935
- Kind
- Riot
- Coordinates
- 40.71° N, 74.01° W
- Description
- race riot in New York City, United States
Placed at the town its description names, New York City.
Harlem riot of 1935
Race riot in New York City, United States
The Harlem riot of 1935 took place on March 19, 1935, in New York City, New York, in the United States. It has been described as the first "modern" race riot in Harlem, because it was committed primarily against property rather than persons. Harlem is a northern neighborhood on Manhattan Island in New York City whose population at the time was predominantly African American.
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