1967
Newark Firemen Put Out A Fire on Broad Street
Members of the Newark Fire Department work to put out a fire at the Hartley’s store at Broad Street and Branford Place on July 14, 1967. — Credit: The Star-Ledger
Police Attend to Injured Officer
“Newark, NJ: Injured patrolman Joseph Strumule lies on the ground and receives aid from two unidentified fellow patrolmen after being struck by a stone on Springfield Avenue here during early morning disorders July 14th.” — Credit: UPI Telephoto/Newark Public Library
Guard, troopers pull out as Newark calms down (Star-Ledger July 18, 1967)
Article from the Star-Ledger, covering the removal of National Guardsmen and State Police from Newark following the rebellion in the city. The previous night, civil rights activists Robert Curvin and Tom Hayden had urged Governor Richard Hughes to withdraw the troops and police, who had engaged in a campaign of retaliation against Newark’s Black residents. –Credit: The Star-Ledger
Newark Police Guard a Looted Liquor Store
“Newark, NJ: Policemen stand beside the broken window of a liquor store on Belmont Avenue after outbreak of violence in Newark early July 13th. Negroes enraged by the alleged beating of a cab driver by police besieged a station house and touched off a wave of window-smashing and looting. Trash can (right) was used to break this store window.” — Credit: UPI Photo
Governor Hughes Speaks to Reporter During 1967 Newark Rebellion
New Jersey Governor Richard Hughes (right) speaks with a reporter after touring the “riot area” of Newark’s Central Ward on July 14, 1967. Hughes was called into the city by Mayor Hugh Addonizio after violence broke out for the second straight night. Earlier that morning Hughes called in the State Police and National Guard to quell the rebellion. –Credit: The Star-Ledger
Newark Rally- Riot trial protest urged (Star Ledger Sept 25, 1967)
Article from the Star-Ledger on September 25, 1967, covering a rally at the Essex County Court House to protest the arrests of 1,400 Newark residents during the 1967 Newark Rebellion. The rally drew 150 people to the Essex County Court House, and featured speeches by militant leaders Amiri Baraka, Charles Kenyatta, Wille Wright, and Herman Ferguson. — Credit: The Star Ledger
United Afro American Association Newsletter (1967)
Newsletter distributed by the United Afro American Association (UAAA) in 1967, and used as evidence by Newark Police Captain Charles Kinney as evidence of “criminal conspiracy” during the 1967 Newark Rebellion. Led by Willie Wright, the UAAA was a relatively small organization, but garnered much attention for Wright’s militant rhetoric. — Credit: House Committee on Un-American Activities (1968)
United Afro American Association Flyer- Sympathy Meeting to Free Rebellion Prisoners (1967)
Flyer distributed by the United Afro American Association (UAAA) in 1967, and used as evidence by Newark Police Captain Charles Kinney as evidence of “criminal conspiracy” during the 1967 Newark Rebellion. The rally drew 150 people to the Essex County Court House, and featured speeches by militant leaders Amiri Baraka, Charles Kenyatta, Wille Wright, and Herman Ferguson. — Credit: House Committee on Un-American Activities (1968)
United Afro American Association Flyer- Barringer Rally (1967)
Flyer distributed by the United Afro American Association (UAAA) in 1967, announcing a rally to protest racial violence that broke out in Barringer High School in November 1967. Led by Willie Wright, the UAAA was a relatively small organization, but garnered much attention for Wright’s militant rhetoric following the 1967 Newark Rebellion. — Credit: New Jersey State Archives
