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
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WPA Case History of a Pole (Oct 11, 1939)
Personal history of a Polish immigrant to Newark, as told to staff of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1939. The WPA employed millions during the Great Depression through projects such as ethnological surveys of major cities like Newark. — Credit: New Jersey State Archives
Vanguard Democrats Leaflet- The Riot was not in Vain, July 22, 1967
Leaflet distributed by the Vanguard Democrats, a progressive political organization in Newark, on July 22, 1967. The leaflet proclaims, “We must not allow the magnificent demonstration of UNITY by the oppressed people in the ghetto to be wasted,” and provides a list of objectives for Black political, social, and economic empowerment. — Credit: Junius Williams Papers
Grand Jury Report- Mary Helen Campbell
Grand Jury report describing the death of 31-year-old Mary Helen Campbell on July 14, 1967, who was a passenger in a car that collided with a Newark Fire Department Truck. The Grand Jury found “no cause for indictment.” — Credit: Newark Public Library
C-119 (Memo on ammuntion expended by the NJ State Police during Newark riots- Dec 29, 1967)
Report submitted to the Governor’s Select Commission on Civil Disorders by Colonel David B Kelly of the New Jersey State Police regarding the amount of ammunition fired by State Police during the 1967 Newark rebellion. The report includes the types and amounts of ammunition used by New Jersey State Police, as well as the number of sniper activity reported by State Police, Newark Police, and Newark Fire Departments. Reports of sniper activity were widely utilized by law enforcement agencies during the rebellion to justify “indiscriminate shooting” at buildings, vehicles, and individuals. — Credit: New Jersey State Archives
