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White Flight and Fear in Rosedale After Black Family Move
In Rosedale New York a black family the Spencers faced harassment after moving in as a note warning black people and a pipe bomb shattered windows. Three men were arrested including Michael Biggio while ROAR formed to defend white residents rights amid tensions with local Black associations. The couple plans to move to Montreal by 1976, hoping for safety and a better life for their children.
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Kay Bartlett
AP Newsfeatures
Rosedale
N.Y
Ormistan
Glenda Spencer
Manhattan
Michael Biggio
Spencers
Brooklyn
Biggio
Bureau of Firearms, Tobacco and Alcohol
Joseph, Soltiz
Spencer
Trinidad
London
Long Island
Midtown Manhattan
New York City
Joe Albergo
Queens
Cambria Heights
Laurelton
Albergo
USA
United States
Scala
ROAR
Ed Walsh
113Th Precinct