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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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
Tedock Bell- Grand Jury Report
Grand Jury report describing the fatal shooting of 28-year-old Tedock Bell on July 14, 1967, who was “shot by an unidentified Newark police officer who had called him to halt.” The Grand Jury found “no cause for indictment.” –Credit: Newark Public Library
Inspector’s funeral planned for sniper-slain detective (Star-Ledger July 16, 1967)
Article from the Star-Ledger on July 16, 1967 covering the funeral planned for Newark Police Detective Frederick Toto. Detective Toto was shot outside of the Scudder Homes project, shortly after police had shot and killed Isaac Harrison and Robert Lee Martin. — Credit: The Star-Ledger
Injured Total Close to 500 (Newark Evening News- July15, 1967)
Article from the Newark Evening News on July 15, 1967 covering the shooting of Newark Police Detective Frederick Toto. Detective Toto was shot outside of the Scudder Homes project, shortly after police had shot and killed Isaac Harrison and Robert Lee Martin. — Credit: Newark Evening News
C-51 (Notice on Leroi Jones’ Imprisonment) copy
Flyer distributed to protest the arrest and trial of LeRoi Jones (Amiri Baraka), who was arrested and beaten by police during the 1967 Newark rebellion on allegations of gun possession. Newark Police alleged that the flyer was printed and distributed by the United Community Corporation at 124 Branford Place in Newark. — Credit: New Jersey State Archives
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
Flyer- Support LeRoi, Come to the Trial (2)
Flyer distributed to encourage community support at the trial of LeRoi Jones (Amiri Baraka), who was arrested and beaten by Newark police during the 1967 Newark rebellion for alleged gun possesion. The flyer quotes Baraka’s poem “From: The Book of Life”: “It is time for beauty and truth to rule the world again. It is time for the evolved beings to reorder this planet.”
Telegram from Ron Karenga to LeRoi Jones (July 15, 1967)
Telegram sent by Ron Karenga, of the nationalist US Organization in Los Angeles, to LeRoi Jones (Amiri Baraka) on July 15, 1967. The telegram reads: “Keep on pushin if you need anything call us see you next week. ‘Take it slow we’ve got a long time a long way to go but we have each other and the world.’ Blackly, Maulana Ron Karenga and All of US”
Flyer- Support LeRoi, Come to the Trial (1)
Flyer distributed to encourage community support at the trial of LeRoi Jones (Amiri Baraka), who was arrested and beaten by Newark police during the 1967 Newark rebellion for alleged gun possesion. The flyer shows a picture of Jones bloodied and bandaged after his arrest.
