The Summer of Law and Disorder: Harlem Riot of 1964

On February 21 at 6:30 p.m., the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture presents a panel discussion about the Harlem Riot of 1964 in the aftermath of the police shooting of ninth grader James Powell and the "law-and-order" policies championed by presidential contenders on the campaign trail of '64. 

The Harlem Riot solicited a variety of responses from community stakeholders and precipitated a summer of urban unrest around the country. 

Joining the conversation are Michael Flamm, Professor of History and author In the Heat of the Summer: The New York Riots of 1964 and the War on Crime; Lumumba Akinwole-Bandele, Senior Community Organizer for NAACP Legal Defense Fund. A book signing will follow.

Click here to register. 

Source: The New York Public Library