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The 1964 Harlem Riot was one of a number of race-based uprisings/ protests that took place in multiple cities across the United States during the 1960s. As elsewhere Harlem blacks reacted to racial discrimination, segregation, police brutality and social injustices that dominated their lives. They resorted to violence to express their disgust with the system.

Ironically the Harlem Riot occurred just two weeks after the 1964 Civil Rights Act was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson. The act, which outlawing discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, and nationality, was the most sweeping measure ever adopted by the nation to guarantee racial justice. The irony lies in the fact that while the Civil Rights Act made it illegal to discriminate against a U.S. citizen based on race or color, the discriminatory socioeconomic systems and structures long in place in the nation did not change with this new law.

The Harlem uprising began on July 16, 1964 when 15-year-old James Powell was shot and killed by white off-duty police Lieutenant Thomas Gilligan. The Harlem community was infuriated by the murder which it viewed as an unnecessary example of police brutality. Many Harlemites were convinced that Officer Gilligan, a war veteran and experienced police officer, could have found a way to arrest and subdue Powell without using deadly force.

The first two days following the shooting saw peaceful protesting in Harlem and other areas of New York City, New York. However, on July 18, some of the protesters went to the Harlem Police Station, calling for the resignation or termination of Officer Gilligan. Police officers were on guard outside the building, and as tensions grew, some in the crowd began throwing bricks, bottles, and rocks at the officers who waded into the crowd using their nightsticks. When word of the confrontation spread rioting ensued first in Harlem and then spread into Bedford-Stuyvesant, the black and Puerto Rican section of Brooklyn.

The race riot in the two boroughs of New York City lasted six days. It included breaking windows, looting, vandalism, and setting a variety of local businesses on fire. When the rebellion ended on July 22, one black resident was killed. There were more than 100 injuries, 450 arrests, and around $1 million in property damage.

The Harlem uprising was the beginning of a series of violent confrontations with police in more than a dozen cities throughout the North including Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; the New Jersey cities of Jersey City, Paterson, and Elizabeth; as well as Chicago (Dixmoor) Illinois, making it the most violent in terms of urban rioting since 1919. These rebellions as well as civil rights protests mainly in the South, helped designate the summer of 1964 as the Long, Hot Summer.

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[-] thelastaxolotl@hexbear.net 14 points 1 week ago

New Megathread nerds!

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No current struggle session discussion here on the new general megathread, i will ban you from the comm and remove your comment, have a good day/night :meow-coffee:

just found out my brother has cancer and will likely need chemotherapy

luigi mangione is a hero

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[-] thelastaxolotl@hexbear.net 12 points 1 week ago

Its funny how much of a self report the superman movie is for zionists, i will post the full post in slop tomorrow i think

Also stephen king for the first time supported Trump in denying the existence of the epstein list

[-] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 5 points 1 week ago

What's the deal anyway? Are we expecting there to be a physical piece of paper that lists all of Epstein's clients and collaborators? Or are we talking about the FBI releasing their own list from the investigation that details what they know?

[-] thelastaxolotl@hexbear.net 7 points 1 week ago

its not necesarily an actual paper list, but since he ran a CSAM ring he did had contacts, receipts, and other evidence about the people going in and out of the island, Trump and others deny the existence of the evidence that could prove the identity of the people involved

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[-] rubber_chicken@hexbear.net 12 points 1 week ago

Finally saw Sinners.

I think all I knew about it prior was people whose taste I respect saying that I should watch it without really going into any more detail.

I was totally unprepared for a few pivotal scenes and that was so great; thank you to the brief and vague reviewers who keep it at "see it."

[-] Moss@hexbear.net 7 points 1 week ago

spoilerThe scene where Sammy plays music and the ghosts of the future and past show up made me understand why people had been loving this movie so much

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[-] Dort_Owl@hexbear.net 12 points 1 week ago

Me when I'm eepy but I can't fuggn sleep

[-] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 11 points 1 week ago

My life has stabilised to the point where it's unlikely I'll be homeless in the next five months. What should I be doing now?

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[-] AernaLingus@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Mega mega THREAD THREAD club-penguin-dance

[-] Blockocheese@hexbear.net 10 points 1 week ago

I wanna dye my hair but I feel like itll add to my identity crisis stress

Which honestly isnt as much of a crisis at this point and more of an observation that I'm so different now and continuing to be different that i dont have a good sense of self right now or for the most of this year

[-] Keld@hexbear.net 7 points 1 week ago

You see your red hair and you want to dye it black? (I don't know your hair color)

Surely you coloring your hair is less changing your identity as it is expressing yourself through a quasi artistic outlet?

[-] Blockocheese@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago

It's that the way I'm expressing myself and how I want to express myself is changing

[-] Keld@hexbear.net 5 points 1 week ago

Ah well. I hope you find that you like the black haired version of yourself.

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[-] homhom9000@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Found a tick on me, took it out. Never had a tick before so no idea how much I should freak out. Looks like it could have been on me since Saturday. Wasn't full but definitely fed. I have hella moles so it looked like one of the many. May have to rethink touching grass now. Going to head to the pharmacy after work

Edit: y'all are awesome. Got some antibiotics and hope

[-] gingerbrat@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago

No need to panic just yet. Going to the pharmacy is definitely wise. I'd also recommend taking a picture of the spot where it bit you and monitor if the skin changes in any way. A little red blotch around the bite mark is of no concern, but if anything changes on the skin (or you start feeling different), go see a doctor.

[-] homhom9000@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago

Thank goodness. I planned on taking the beast in to get identified at the end of the week. I read so many articles saying ticks need to be in 48+ hrs for it to be concerning and it's been 48+ hours TT_TT

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[-] Bolshechick@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago

Wearing tall socks while touching grass is definitely recommend

[-] homhom9000@hexbear.net 5 points 1 week ago

Ahhhh, I'm a never socks autistic

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[-] john_browns_beard@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Me: please send the sample requiring analysis in a full 30 ml glass bottle to minimize headspace

Customer: sends 30 ml of sample in a 250 ml plastic bottle

Customer: sends sample in a plastic urinalysis jar

Customer: sends a zip tied plastic bag with (liquid) sample in it (not joking)

Customer: sends 2 ml of sample when they have 500 kg of stock

These people drive on the same roads that we do

[-] Comrade_Mushroom@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago

anyone else uh

fuckin

burpin?

[-] KuroXppi@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago

Nah, fartin mostly

[-] LocalOaf@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago

I've been abnormally burpy lately and it's been bugging me

Seems to have nothing to do with carbonated beverages or diet or anything, idk

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[-] toarmspunies@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago

Skyblivion is one of if not the most impressive videogame passion projects of all time and I can't wait as it nears its release. It's an entirely fan-driven remake of Oblivion in the Skyrim engine for those unaware. All assets have been made from scratch and the variety of skills, talent, and coordination required to pull this off is inspiring. Seeing examples of passionate people working on something collectively at a massive scale, not for profit, is surprisingly critical to retaining my sanity right now.

Here's to a 2025 release, but I hope that team feels no pressure to crunch and lets their projection slip to 2026 if need be.

If anyone else is aware of other large collective creative projects and is willing to write a short blurb about them I'd love to read it.

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[-] HarryLime@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago
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[-] SterlingPooper@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago

keep falling asleep with the lights on. it's bothersome

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[-] rhubarb@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago

People were outraged when Chris Pratt was cast to play Mario in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, but no one cared when the Pinocchio remake's Jiminy Cricket (an arguably more central character) was played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who also played a character named Chris Pratt in The Lookout (2007), hypocrites much?

[-] LocalOaf@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago

He's so cool! mario

[-] Buptendo@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago

Japan is the England of asia.

I feel like my brain has finally understood that the media they create gives them a pass for all their negative qualities.

[-] Moss@hexbear.net 5 points 1 week ago

At least some anime is based. England's biggest cultural export is fucking Harry Potter

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villainous islanders hellbent on destroying the mainland of their respective continent. i've been saying this for years

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[-] Moss@hexbear.net 7 points 1 week ago

I have returned to nuzlocking Renegade Platinum with the new fresh sexy mindset that its okay to have a lot of deaths. I get bored sitting through a load of calculations just to realise my team isn't gonna work, so I'm taking it a bit more laid back, just "fuck it we ball". RenPlat has a lot of good encounters so even losing some great ones, I can still have a very usable box.

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[-] Comrade_Mushroom@hexbear.net 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

deleted by potater kitty-cri-potato

[-] Keld@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago

Hey anyone remember that first german translation of Asterix which turns the story into a tale of Germany besieged by NATO and Obelixs menhirs represent his guilt over ww2 and he is only useful when he puts it down to go to war again.

[-] Wheaties@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago

Alberta secession, what a shame! Nobody in the Yankeesphere is talking about it, so how will the Albertan chuds know to go vote for it? madeline-sadeline

[-] LocalOaf@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago

Had to pick relatives up from the airport and the traffic for arrivals was so fucking bad

screm-aaaaa

[-] ComradeSpahija@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago

General megathread for the 18th-19th of Chapomber Year 5

[-] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

men would rather dedicate their lives to defeating the Demon Lord in order to gain the confidence to speak to another human being before going to therapy πŸ˜”

[-] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 5 points 1 week ago

I've been struggling with my sleep schedule. I'm sleeping in 2 separate chunks throughout the day, at sporadic times, in intervals of 3-6 hours. I've been trying to stay awake for as long as possible so I can go to bed at night and sleep a good amount so I can get back to normal, but because I usually sleep some small amount during the day it means I don't sleep very much at night either (e.g. went to bed at 8:30pm then wake up around 2:00am). It sucks, I feel pretty restless during the day and have to try to avoid taking a nap to fix it because it would just screw up my attempt to recover.

[-] miz@hexbear.net 5 points 1 week ago

My great grandfather had the monopoly of eggs in all of China and my grandmother was super rich living in a mansion when the cultural revolution happened and communism took everything away.

[-] Goblinmancer@hexbear.net 5 points 1 week ago

"Pre nerf radahn is the hardest boss ever!"

"No actually its Sans EX 2.0 from Megatale"

Pizza time

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