The Bumpurs case was one of several racially charged cases in New York during the 1980s that exacerbated racial tensions.
ðə bˈʌmpʊɹz kˈeɪs wʌz wˈʌn ʌv sˈɛvɹəl ɹˈeɪʃəli tʃˈɑːɹdʒd kˈeɪsᵻz ɪn nˈuː jˈɔːɹk dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z ðæt ɛɡzˈæsɚbˌeɪɾᵻd ɹˈeɪʃəl tˈɛnʃənz.