African American gentleman tries to navigate his car as anti-integration mob shakes and almost lifts one side of his car, Clinton, Tennessee, 1956 [694×1024]
by Electrical-Aspect-13
African American gentleman tries to navigate his car as anti-integration mob shakes and almost lifts one side of his car, Clinton, Tennessee, 1956 [694×1024]
by Electrical-Aspect-13
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You don’t have to go back that far to find this kind of home grown vigilante racism.
I lived in this area and it just doesnt seem that long ago
“On December 20, 1986, a group of white teenagers chased three Black men, including 23-year-old Michael Griffith, onto the Belt Parkway in Howard Beach, Queens, following a violent confrontation outside the [New Park Pizza](https://archive.nytimes.com/cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/a-racial-attack-that-years-later-is-still-being-felt/) restaurant. Griffith was struck and killed by a car while fleeing, a case known as the [Howard Beach incident](https://blackpast.org/african-american-history/howard-beach-incident-1986/). [[1](https://archive.nytimes.com/cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/a-racial-attack-that-years-later-is-still-being-felt/), [2](https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1987/10/23/death-chase-described-in-howard-beach-trial/73e2a73f-e78f-44f7-a88f-bf3ad381b945/), [3](https://blackpast.org/african-american-history/howard-beach-incident-1986/), [4](https://calendar.eji.org/racial-injustice/dec/20), [5](https://www.facebook.com/americiannegrogroup/posts/the-howard-beach-incident-occured-december-201986the-murder-of-a-black-man-by-a-/1140897848038680/)]
**Key Details of the Incident:**
* **The Incident:** The Black men—Michael Griffith, Cedric Sandiford, and Timothy Grimes—were attacked with baseball bats and tree limbs by a white mob.
* **The Location:** The attack began outside New Park Pizza on Cross Bay Boulevard, Howard Beach, and continued onto the nearby Belt Parkway (Shore Parkway).
* **The Victim:** Michael Griffith was killed when he ran into highway traffic to escape the attack, resulting in a fatality.
* **Aftermath:** The attack was considered a major hate crime, leading to convictions of second-degree manslaughter and assault for three white teenagers: Jon Lester, Scott Kern, and Jason Ladone.
* **Context:** The incident was a major racial incident in 1980s New York, highlighting deep racial tensions and resulting in significant protests.”
“Hold the line, hold the line. As we held the line at Peekskill we will hold it everywhere. Hold the line, hold the line we will hold the line forever until there’s freedom everywhere.”
The guy in the overalls is going to be the guy in the car’s new congressman!
The poor man is driving a 1951 Ford.I cannot imagine not trying to help him.I live in Washington state and I’m proud of my Southern heritage.But sure as hell not this part.