Racism

Picketers protest the eviction of a Levittown resident on racial grounds, Dec. 6, 1953

McDermott, M., & Winslow, W. (2019, November 17). A history of housing discrimination on Long Island. Newsday. https://projects.newsday.com/long-island/real-estate-discrimination-history/

Martin Luther King Jr. at a rally in Lakeview, 1965

Winslow, O. (2010, January 16). Many sides of King recalled in his visits to LI. Newsday. https://www.newsday.com/long-island/many-sides-of-king-recalled-in-his-visits-to-long-island-1.1706394

Protesters in NYC during a protest in response to the killing of George Floyd, June 8, 2020

Cover of the New York Daily News for March 20, 1935 covering the Harlem Race Riot

Wang, T. (2008, June 17). Harlem race riot (1935) . https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/events-african-american-history/harlem-riot-1935/