Capstones
Graduation Date
12-31-2014
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Abstract
In New York City, following the death of Eric Garner, protests and rallies against police brutality were sustained for months. For the most part it was peaceful. But what happened to Eric Garner would have incited a very different response in New York City in a different time. There was a time when New Yorkers wouldn’t just protest. They would riot. Those riots seem incapable of happening in today’s New York. This narrative project explores the reasons why. What social, political and economic changes have come together to make riots in this city seem improbable.
Recommended Citation
Reyna, Rikki, "Riot - The End of Violent Protests in New York" (2014). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gj_etds/23