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Riots Compared as Birmingham and New York Violence
Relman Morin analyzes the Birmingham and New York races riots, contrasting organized civil rights actions led by King and Shuttlesworth with New York’s seemingly aimless street violence triggered by a police shooting. He notes similarities in police clashes and Negro frustrations but stark differences in leadership, aims, and outcomes.
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New York City
Relman Morin
Birmingham
New York
Ala
Associated Press
Martin J Luther King
Fred L. .Shuttlesworth
Wyatt Tee Walker
Shuttlesworth
Hari
Wettern
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Brooklyn
16Th Street
York
Constance Laker Motley
Harlem
George C. Wallace
South
William Epton
Progressive Labor Movement
Sen. Motley
FBI
Richard A. Hildebrand
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Bir