Mich. State: Ask the Expert - Historian Explores How Eleanor Bumpurs' Killing Reshaped New York City's Fight for Justice
October 30, 2025
October 30, 2025
EAST LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 30 -- Michigan State University issued the following Q&A on Oct. 29, 2025, by LaShawn Harris, an associate professor in the Department of History:
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Ask the expert: Historian explores how Eleanor Bumpurs' killing reshaped New York City's fight for justice
In 1984, the police killing of Eleanor Bumpurs during an eviction shocked New York City and ignited one of the first anti-police brutality campaigns centered . . .
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Ask the expert: Historian explores how Eleanor Bumpurs' killing reshaped New York City's fight for justice
In 1984, the police killing of Eleanor Bumpurs during an eviction shocked New York City and ignited one of the first anti-police brutality campaigns centered . . .