Mar 1Cassius Clay Visits HarlemMar. 1, 1964 - Cassius Marcellus Clay, heavyweight champion of the world, paid a surprise visit to Harlem this afternoon. After...
Jun 18, 2023Violent Clashes between Negroes and Police in HarlemJune 18, 1963 - A minor street incident in Harlem set off a series of violent clashes between Negroes and the police last night. Several...
Nov 25, 2022Thurgood Marshall Speaks in HarlemNov. 25, 1962 - Federal Judge Thurgood Marshall (pictured) stepped from the bench to the pulpit today and urged his Harlem neighbors to...
Dec 8, 2021Narcotics a Plague on HarlemDec. 8, 1961 - Marijuana smoking among Harlem teenagers is almost as common as the use of regular cigarettes, a Negro Democratic leader...
