Word: harlem
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...other ghetto dwellers, they have their grievances. In the Inner Core, as Milwaukee's Negro slum is called, unemployment is more than twice as high as in the historically German and Polish districts that surround it. Housing is decrepit in the Core, educational levels as low as in Harlem or Cleveland's Hough...
...Gowon has yet to find the pilots to fly them. All last week Lagos was alive with rumors that foreign mercenaries were on the way-Egyptians, Algerians, Swedes, Finns-the nationalities seemed endless. But the only flyer who actually showed up was the 69-year-old "Black Eagle of Harlem," Colonel Hubert Fauntleroy Julian, who hinted that he could supply a squad of Negro-American pilots...
...112th Street in Spanish Harlem, the mayor of New York was-literally -on the ropes. As his two opponents rushed him into one corner after an other of the portable boxing ring, he lunged back about as effectively as Charlie Brown. But to the 1,000 Puerto Ricans who jammed the block, he might have been heavyweight champion of the world. "Viva Lindsay!" they shouted. "Higheeah! Oooooah...
Beautiful Cat. Most slum dwellers also regard the mayor as their advocate in time of trouble. Rushing to Harlem's barrio, the Spanish-speaking quarter, after last month's violent outbreak, Lindsay was immediately surrounded by a loud mob of Puerto Ricans-each of whom wanted to be the first to tell him exactly what had gone wrong...
...work? In some cities, TV newsmen closely followed these guidelines and won praise from police and public officials alike. In New York, the stations balanced shots of East Harlem rioting with interviews with Puerto Rican moderates and Spanish-speaking police. In Detroit, TV held off reporting violence for twelve hours; only when it became obvious that the situation was out of control did the news go out. Reporters went out of their way to interview bewildered, law-abiding Negroes whose homes and property had been destroyed. The three TV stations in Cincinnati agreed not to interrupt regular programs with alarmist...