‘The Only People They Hit Were Black’: When a Race Riot Roiled New York

Four decades ago, a bat-wielding mob raged through Washington Square Park, leaving dozens injured and one dead. The violence lasted only 10 minutes, but the repercussions persist today.

Andrew Meier, ‘The Only People They Hit Were Black’: When a Race Riot Roiled New York, The New York Times, December 10, 2022. Adapted from Andrew Meier’s book Morgenthau: Power, Privilege, and the Rise of an American Dynasty, recently published by Random House.