The Harlem Uprising: Segregation and Inequality in Postwar New York City by Hayes, Christopher
The Harlem Uprising: Segregation and Inequality in Postwar New York City by Hayes, Christopher

The Harlem Uprising: Segregation and Inequality in Postwar New York City

In July 1964, after a white police officer shot and killed an African American teenage boy, unrest...
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Author: Christopher Hayes
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The Harlem Uprising: Segregation and Inequality in Postwar New York City by Hayes, Christopher

The Harlem Uprising: Segregation and Inequality in Postwar New York City

$404.59
The Harlem Uprising: Segregation and Inequality in Postwar New York City by Hayes, Christopher

The Harlem Uprising: Segregation and Inequality in Postwar New York City

$404.59
Author: Christopher Hayes
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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In July 1964, after a white police officer shot and killed an African American teenage boy, unrest broke out in Harlem and then Bedford-Stuyvesant. Protests rose up to call for an end to police brutality and the unequal treatment of Black people in a city that viewed itself as liberal. A week of upheaval ensued, including looting and property damage as well as widespread police violence, in what would be the first of the 1960s urban uprisings.

Christopher Hayes examines the causes and consequences of the uprisings, from the city's history of racial segregation in education, housing, and employment to the ways in which the police both neglected and exploited Black neighborhoods. While the national civil rights movement was securing substantial victories in the 1950s and 1960s, Black New Yorkers saw little or uneven progress. Faced with a lack of economic opportunities, pervasive discrimination, and worsening quality of life, they felt a growing sense of disenchantment with the promises of city leaders. Turning to the aftermath of the uprising, Hayes demonstrates that the city's power structure continued its refusal to address structural racism. In the most direct local outcome, a broad, interracial coalition of activists called for civilian review of complaints against the police. The NYPD's rank and file fought this demand bitterly, further inflaming racial tensions. The story of the uprisings and what happened next reveals the white backlash against civil rights in the north and crystallizes the limits of liberalism.

Drawing on a range of archives, this book provides a vivid portrait of postwar New York City, a new perspective on the civil rights era, and a timely analysis of deeply entrenched racial inequalities.

Author: Christopher Hayes
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 10/26/2021
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.58lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.94d
ISBN: 9780231181860

About the Author
Christopher Hayes teaches history in the Department of Labor Studies and Employment Relations at Rutgers University.
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