Peekskill Usa: Inside the Infamous 1949 Riots
“Eyewitnesses: Quoted by Westchester Committee A. H. K. on the first concert: “At 8:15 I left the defense lines on the bridge and made my way through the ambush to telephone the state police. When I got out to the highway I saw a long line of cars waiting in the dark. As I stood there, a Negro and two white people approached the entrance to the grounds. They were stopped by a mob, which surrounded them and began to push them around. As I watched, I saw about a dozen men detach themselves from th...e mob and push the Negro up against an embankment. I followed. The Negro kept saying, ‘I’m an American! I have a right to attend this concert!’ Suddenly, one of the men struck him. He went down and the gang piled on top of him yelling, ‘Kill him! Let’s finish him!’ They were beating him unmercifully. I saw them kick him in the body and step on his neck. Then I saw a man in soldier’s uniform standing on the side. I said to him, ‘Come on, buddy, this ain’t right,’ He said, “That’s right, this ain’t the American way,’ and dashed into the gang.MoreLess
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