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Transcript of Taped Interview with Dr Vernon- City Hospital (July 16, 1967)-ilovepdf-compressed

Transcript of an interview with Dr. E.W. Vernon conducted by the Newark Legal Services Project (NLSP). Dr. Vernon, who was asked to assist in the care of the wounded at City Hospital during the 1967 Newark rebellion, recalls his experiences in the hospital during that time. The NLSP staff and volunteers worked tirelessly during the rebellions to investigate these shooting deaths, collect depositions, and advocate for the families of the victims. — Credit: Junius Williams Papers

LSP Witness Statements on Rufus Council

Statements of witnesses to the fatal shooting of Rufus Council collected by Newark Legal Services Project. — Credit: Junius Williams Papers

Telegram from Edwin Albano to LSP, July 15, 1967

Telegram sent on July 15, 1967 from Dr. Edwin Albano, Essex County Chief Medical Examiner, to Newark Legal Services Project, regarding the postmortem examination of Rufus Council. Albano attributed the death to “a bullet wound on the left side of the head with laceration and hemorrage of brain.” — Credit: Junius Williams Papers

Grand Jury Report- Rufus Council

Grand Jury report describing the fatal shooting of 35-year-old Rufus Council on July 14, 1967, who was shot in the head when police driving on South Orange “fired his pistol into the crowd which resulted in the death of Rufus Council.” The Grand Jury found “no cause for indictment.” — Credit: Newark Public Library

LSP Notes on Rufus Council Witnesses-ilovepdf-compressed

Handwritten notes of Newark Legal Services Project regarding witnesses to the fatal shooting of Rufus Council on July 14, 1967. — Credit: Junius Williams Papers

Rose Wright Deposition on Rufus Council

Deposition of 30-year-old Rose Wright before the Essex County Grand Jury, in which she describes watching Rufus Council get shot in the head by State Troopers while standing in the doorway of Roz’s Steak House on South Orange Avenue on July 14, 1967. — Credit: Newark Public Library

Witness Testimony of Timothy Still- Oct 13, 1967 (Excerpt on UCC outreach efforts)-ilovepdf-compressed

Witness Testimony from Timothy Still, President of the UCC, before the Governor’s Select Commission on Civil Disorders hearings. Still describes the outreach efforts of the United Community Corporation and other organizations in cooperation with Governor Hughes to address the needs of the community during the 1967 Newark rebellion. — Credit: Rutgers University Digital Legal Library Repository