Search Strategies & Selected Articles

The links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in Chronicling America. You can further explore the topic of "New York City Race Riot" using the following search strategies:

Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
Race Riot, New York, West Side, Robert J. Thorpe, Arthur Harris, Police, Tammany
To narrow results, search between August 13, 1900 and December 9, 1900.

Selected Articles from Chronicling America

"Policeman’s Death a Murder"
New-York Tribune (New York, NY), August 14, 1900, Page 14, Image 14, col. 2.
"West Side Race Riot"
New-York Tribune (New York, NY), August 16, 1900, Image 1, col. 6.
"Harris Arrested Here"
The Evening Times (Washington, DC), August 16, 1900, Image 1, col. 5-6.
"Race Riot Rages in New York City"
The Times (Richmond, VA), August 16, 1900, Image 1, col. 7.
"Almost a Riot at Thorpe’s Funeral"
The Evening World (New York, NY), August 16, 1900, Evening Edition, Image 1, col. 5-6.
"Mobs Still Fight Negroes in New York"
The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), August 17, 1900, Image 2, col. 5-6.
"Quieter on West Side"
New-York Tribune (New York, NY), August 17, 1900, Page 3, Image 3, col. 1-3.
"Aftermath of the Riot"
The St. Paul Globe (St. Paul, Minn.), August 17, 1900, Image 1, col. 3-4.
"Police Brutality during Race Riots"
The Evening World (New York, NY), August 18, 1900, Evening Edition, Page 3, Image 5, col. 3-4.
"He’s on the Police Force Now (cartoon)"
New-York Tribune (New York, NY), August 19, 1900, Page 9, Image 9, col. 3-4.
"Dr. Brooks Accuses Police"
New-York Tribune (New York, NY), August 27, 1900, Page 5, Image 5, col. 2.
"John E. Bruce, Tammany and the Negro"
The Colored American (Washington, D.C.), September 08, 1900, Page 2, Image 2, col. 1-2.
"Rising Against Police"
New-York Tribune (New York, NY), October 4, 1900, Page 4, Image 4, col. 3-4.
"Moss Attacks the Police"
New-York Tribune (New York, NY), November 3, 1900, Page 2, Image 2, col. 2.
"Police Force 'Not Guilty'"
The Evening World (New York, NY), December 8, 1900, Evening Edition, Page 3, Image 3, col. 1.

New York City Race Riot: Topics in Chronicling America

Search Strategies & Selected Articles

Selected Articles from Chronicling America