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James Powell

Case from New-york, NY dated Jul 16, 1964

Victim Details

James Powell

Male

Black / African American

New-york

NY

1964-07-16

15

James

Powell

07/14/2026

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In the heat of a New York summer on July 16, 1964, a confrontation on the Upper East Side of Manhattan would ignite days of unrest and leave a lasting scar on the city. That morning, James Powell, a 15-year-old African American boy, was attending summer school when an argument broke out between a building superintendent and a group of students. The superintendent, Patrick Lynch, was hosing down the sidewalk and allegedly sprayed water on some of the teenagers, reportedly making racist remarks. T ...
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  • VIOLENCE FLARES AGAIN IN HARLEM; RESTRAINT URGED; 19 Hurt in New Outbreaks Near Scene of the Funeral for Boy Who Was Slain; SCREVANE SEEKS CALM; Plea Made by Acting Mayor After One Is Killed and 100 Injured in Riot (Published 1964)
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