Photo from the Newark Star-Ledger of Newark Police responding to escalating protests outside of the Fourth Precinct on July 13, 1967. Protests began after John Smith, an African-American taxi driver, was beaten by Newark Police at the Fourth Precinct the night before. — Credit: Newark Star-Ledger, Newark Public Library
Article from the Newark Star-Ledger on April 19, 1967, quoting responses from Councilmen Calvin West and Irvine Turner to Dr. Martin Luther King describing Newark as a ‘powder keg.’ Police Director Dominick Spina is also quoted as saying ‘Statements like these are unfortunate and do not lend themselves to the facts, which are that this city has seen much racial tranquility.’ — Credit: Newark Star-Ledger, Newark Public Library
