Invitation from the Newark Organizers Training Institute on June 7, 1967 to attend an all-day meeting to plan “Summer Programs for the Newark Movement.” Phil Hutchings, Bob Curvin, Tom Hayden, Junius Williams, Terry Jefferson, Jesse Allen, Joe Whitley, and Willie Wright were the principle organizers of the event. –Credit: Junius Williams Collection
Invitation from the Newark Organizers Training Institute on June 7, 1967 to attend an all-day meeting to plan “Summer Programs for the Newark Movement.” Among the topics to be discussed was “stopping the Medical School.”
Excerpt from the testimony of community leader Harry Wheeler before the Governor’s Select Commission on Civil Disorder on December 8, 1967. In this excerpt, Mr. Wheeler discusses the abusive practices of the Newark Police Department and describes a particular instance when he was accosted by Newark police officers. — Credit: Rutgers University Digital Legal Library Repository
Invitation from the Newark Organizers Training Institute on June 7, 1967 to attend an all-day meeting to plan “Summer Programs for the Newark Movement.” Among the topics to be discussed was “stopping the Medical School.” — Credit: Junius Williams Papers
Press Release issued by the Carolyn Kelley Civic Council following a June 24, 1967 “opposing any action by the Newark City Administration or the Newark residents in general which might lead to riot.” The council met to plan a voter registration drive and to promote a message of “DON’T RIOT, REGISTER.” — Credit: Newark Public Library
