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Today in History: September 4, the 1949 Peekskill Riots [View all]
https://apnews.com/today-in-history/september-4
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published 11:00 PM CDT, September 3, 2025
Today in history:
On Sept. 4, 1949, over 140 people were injured following a performance by singer Paul Robeson in Peekskill, New York as an anti-Communist mob attacked departing concertgoers; the injured included Eugene Bullard (pictured), the only African American to serve as a combat pilot in WWI.
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