Article from the New Jersey Afro-American on August 15, 1964, summarizing a radio interview between Dominick Spina and Bernice Bass on WADO. Spina expressed his opposition to a “police review board” and “denied that police brutality now exists in Newark.” — Credit: New Jersey Afro-American, Newark Public Library
Front page article of the New Jersey Afro-American on August 1, 1964, less than two weeks after the July rebellions in Harlem spread to other Northeastern cities. Facing similar problems as Harlem, city officials feared that the “rioting” would spread to Newark as well. — Credit: New Jersey Afro-American, Newark Public Library
Front page article of the New Jersey Afro-American on August 1, 1964, less than two weeks after the July rebellions in Harlem spread to other Northeastern cities. Facing similar problems as Harlem, city officials feared that the “rioting” would spread to Newark as well. — Credit: New Jersey Afro-American, Newark Public Library
Article from the New Jersey Afro-American on August 22, 1964 in which Mayor Addonizio describes his plans to address similar issues in Newark that led to violent protest in nearby Paterson, Elizabeth, and Jersey City. — Credit: New Jersey Afro-American, Newark Public Library
