Newark councilmen spurn King’s ‘powder keg’ tag (Star-Ledger April 19, 1967)

Article from the Newark Star-Ledger on April 19, 1967, quoting responses from Councilmen Calvin West and Irvine Turner to Dr. Martin Luther King describing Newark as a ‘powder keg.’ Police Director Dominick Spina is also quoted as saying ‘Statements like these are unfortunate and do not lend themselves to the facts, which are that this city has seen much racial tranquility.’ — Credit: Newark Star-Ledger, Newark Public Library