1874 Tompkins Square Park riot
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For the 1988 police riot, see Tompkins Square Park riot (1988).
The Tompkins Square Park riot occurred on January 13, 1874, at Tompkins Square Park in what is now the East Village and Alphabet City neighborhoods of Manhattan, New York City. The riot started after the New York City Police Department clashed with a demonstration involving thousands of unemployed civilians.[1]
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Date | January 13, 1874 | ||
Location | 40°43′43″N 73°58′53″W | ||
Goals | Panic of 1873 labor relief | ||
Methods | Strikes, Protest, Demonstrations | ||
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Patrick Dunn; | |||
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