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Harlem Bar Robbery Sparks White Mob Violence
In New York City a mob outside a Broadway bar pressured a Black suspect, Alonzo Cook, as police separated him from a crowd after a night robbery that netted $40. The incident follows a pattern of confrontations near Harlem with several similar early cases involving Black youths. Gerald Esmond, 55, a bartender, was struck as a gunman demanded money and fled. Cook was later arrested in a church yard. The Vinegar Hill area and nearby Upper West Side are noted, with associates from Columbia University and Peace Corps meetings cited.
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New York
Harlem
Polo
Alonzo Cook
Gerald Esmond
Esmond
Cook
Ink Esmond
Vinegar Hill
Manhattan
Upper West Side
Broadway
L. Carroll Adams
Columbia University
Adams
120Th Street
Riverside Drive
Peace Corps
John Hazard
Columbia Law School
Morningside Drive
113Th Street