Witness Testimony of Richard Hughes- Oct 2, 1967 (Excerpt on Addonizio)
Witness testimony of Governor Richard Hughes before the Governor’s Select Commission on Civil Disorders on October 2, 1967. In his testimony, Governor Hughes describes receiving a phone call from a “panicked” Mayor Addonizio insisting on the deployment of State Police and National Guard to Newark. Governor Hughes also explains that Mayor Addonizio relinquished leadership during the 1967 Newark rebellion to the Governor. — Credit: Rutgers University Digital Legal Library Repository
