LeRoi Jones Seized in Newark After Suffering Head Wound (NY Times July 14, 1967)

Article from the New York Times describing the arrest of LeRoi Jones (Amiri Baraka) on July 14, 1967 during the Newark rebellion. Jones, who can be seen in the article bloodied and bandaged, was arrested on allegations of gun possession and beaten by the Newark Police. — Credit: Amiri Baraka Papers; Box 56, Folder 13; Rare Book and Manuscript Library; Columbia University