Harlem Riot of 1943
One Hundred Years of Disbelief And Despair of Blacks Towards Whites
The Harlem area of New York is well known to black Americans due to the frequent visits of black painters, singers, and artists. But white Americans have a different view of the area. They know Harlem as riot-prone, and as a black-inhabited area. However, there are many reasons for this.
City authorities have imposed a curfew in New York City since the first day of last month. They took such an initiative to stop the riot after the assassination of George Floyd. This is the first curfew in New York in the previous 77 years. The last curfew imposed in 1943 was because of the Harlem riot.
History has shown that after white people killed black people, US citizens took to the streets many times. The US government has always paid an outrageous price. Blacks have repeatedly demanded full civil rights since the First World War, but have not found a solution. The disbelief and mistrust of blacks towards whites because of the lack of adequate civil rights for hundreds of years is responsible for the riot in Harlem in 1943.
According to the Gotham Gazette, in 1910, Ten percent of Harlem’s population was black. But in 1943, the number of blacks increased to 89 percent. The reason for such a significant change is the interest of…
