Harlem Riots and Ferguson Riots

The way that both the Harlem Riots and Ferguson Riots started are eerily similar.  In the case of the 1964 Harlem Riots James Powell a teenager was shot and killed by an off duty police officer after allegedly brandishing a knife.  A man with multiple awards for stopping an armed suspect, shot and killed the teen out of fear for his life.  The similar circumstances in the Michael Brown case is scary, Michael Brown was shot and killed by an officer, after Brown allegedly went for the officers gun.  The end results are once again similar, as people took to the streets and started to riot.