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Indianapolis (1878). Major Taylor was born in Indiana to a Civil War veteran. He started doing bike tricks in a soldier uniform for $$, started racing at 13, professionally by 18, and became a World Cycling Champion at 21. He retired in 1910 and died penniless in 1932.

Downtown Brooklyn (1980s). Fulton Street was a popular hangout spot for teens at the time. Still is. Albee Square Mall was the place to be. Photographs by Jamel Shabazz.

Harlem, Manhattan (1991). A young promoter named Sean Combs & Heavy D hosted a celeb ball game at City College. About 5,000 tix were sold for a 2,700-person venue. The crowd bumrushed security and 8 ppl were killed in the stampede. Combs expresses his regret in this '92 clip.

Rosedale, Queens (1978). By the mid-1970s, Black middle-class families were moving into the all-white neighborhood. Tensions rose, even amongst children. Here's a clip illustrating this tension.

Manhattan, New York (1863). White working-class men rioted due to new Civil War draft laws. Anger was directed toward Black ppl due to feared job competition from freed slaves. Over 100 ppl died and the riot was largely responsible for the Black exodus from Manhattan to Brooklyn.

SPONGE (Society for the Prevention of Negroes Getting Everything) was a youth group in East NY trying to keep the area white in the '60s.