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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
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
Guard, troopers pull out as Newark calms down (Star-Ledger July 18, 1967)
Article from the Star-Ledger, covering the removal of National Guardsmen and State Police from Newark following the rebellion in the city. The previous night, civil rights activists Robert Curvin and Tom Hayden had urged Governor Richard Hughes to withdraw the troops and police, who had engaged in a campaign of retaliation against Newark’s Black residents. –Credit: The Star-Ledger
Newark Police Guard a Looted Liquor Store
“Newark, NJ: Policemen stand beside the broken window of a liquor store on Belmont Avenue after outbreak of violence in Newark early July 13th. Negroes enraged by the alleged beating of a cab driver by police besieged a station house and touched off a wave of window-smashing and looting. Trash can (right) was used to break this store window.” — Credit: UPI Photo
