Hollie West on Rebecca Brown- Washington Post
Summary of the fatal shooting of Rebecca Brown by National Guardsmen or State Police on July 15, 1967, written by Hollie West for the Washington Post. — Credit: Junius Williams Papers
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Ozel Brown Deposition-ilovepdf-compressed
Deposition of Ozel Brown before the Essex County Grand Jury, in which he describes State Troopers and National Guardsmen firing at 298 Bergen Street, and learning of the fatal shooting of his wife, Rebecca Brown on July 15, 1967. — Credit: Junius Williams Papers
Magdeline Blake Deposition on Rebecca Brown
Deposition of 17-year-old Magdeline Blake before the Essex County Grand Jury, in which she describes a “barrage of bullets” from National Guardsmen shooting at 296 Bergen Street. — Credit: Newark Public Library
Irving Brown Deposition on Rebecca Brown
Deposition of Irving Brown before the Essex County Grand Jury, in which he describes the fatal shooting of his sister-in-law, Rebecca Brown, by National Guardsmen or State Troopers firing into a Bergen St apartment on July 15, 1967. — Credit: Newark Public Library
Preliminary Analysis of Statements Concerning Law Enforcement During Newark Riots by Newark Legal Services Project
Statement prepared by Newark Legal Services Project for the Newark Human Rights Commission regarding the first 225 statements given to NLSP about law enforcement actions during the 1967 Newark rebellion. The actions of law enforcement officers are summarized in four categories: “personal indignities inflicted upon Negroes,” “physical violence inflicted upon Negroes,” “indiscriminate shooting,” and “deliberate destruction of Negro property.” — Credit: Newark Public Library
