Editing Peekskill riots (section)

{{short description|1949 anti-communist race riots against African Americans and Jews}}
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| title            = Peekskill riots
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| partof           = [[Red Scare]], [[Mass racial violence in the United States]]
| date             = August 27, 1949
| place            = [[Cortlandt Manor, New York]]
| coordinates      = {{Coord|41|19|36|N|73|52|54|W}}
| causes           = [[Red Scare]], [[Racism against African Americans]]
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The '''Peekskill riots''' took place at [[Cortlandt Manor]], New York in 1949.<ref>Ford, Carin T. ''Paul Robeson: I Want to Make Freedom Ring'', p. 97 Chapter 9 2008.</ref> The catalyst for the rioting was an announced concert by black singer [[Paul Robeson]], who was well known for his strong pro-trade union stance, [[civil rights]] activism, communist affiliations, and anti-colonialism. The concert, organized as a benefit for the [[Civil Rights Congress]], was scheduled to take place on August 27 in Lakeland Acres, just north of [[Peekskill]].<ref>Ford, Carin T. ''Paul Robeson: I Want to Make Freedom Ring'', p. 98 Chapter 9 2008.</ref>