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Newark Police Dept Report on Willie Wright (Capt Charles Kinney)

Report submitted by Newark Police Captain Charles Kinney, regarding his “Investigation Into Possible Criminal Conspiracy During Riots of July 1967.” Wright was one of several figures under surveillance from the Newark Police Department before and after the 1967 Newark Rebellion. The report relied mostly on word-of-mouth accounts from informants, with little hard evidence to support its allegations. — Credit: Seton Hall University Libraries

Newark Rally- Riot trial protest urged (Star Ledger Sept 25, 1967)

Article from the Star-Ledger on September 25, 1967, covering a rally at the Essex County Court House to protest the arrests of 1,400 Newark residents during the 1967 Newark Rebellion. The rally drew 150 people to the Essex County Court House, and featured speeches by militant leaders Amiri Baraka, Charles Kenyatta, Wille Wright, and Herman Ferguson. — Credit: The Star Ledger

United Afro American Association Newsletter (1967)

Newsletter distributed by the United Afro American Association (UAAA) in 1967, and used as evidence by Newark Police Captain Charles Kinney as evidence of “criminal conspiracy” during the 1967 Newark Rebellion. Led by Willie Wright, the UAAA was a relatively small organization, but garnered much attention for Wright’s militant rhetoric. — Credit: House Committee on Un-American Activities (1968)

United Afro American Association Flyer- Sympathy Meeting to Free Rebellion Prisoners (1967)

Flyer distributed by the United Afro American Association (UAAA) in 1967, and used as evidence by Newark Police Captain Charles Kinney as evidence of “criminal conspiracy” during the 1967 Newark Rebellion. The rally drew 150 people to the Essex County Court House, and featured speeches by militant leaders Amiri Baraka, Charles Kenyatta, Wille Wright, and Herman Ferguson. — Credit: House Committee on Un-American Activities (1968)

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United Afro American Association Flyer- Barringer Rally (1967)

Flyer distributed by the United Afro American Association (UAAA) in 1967, announcing a rally to protest racial violence that broke out in Barringer High School in November 1967. Led by Willie Wright, the UAAA was a relatively small organization, but garnered much attention for Wright’s militant rhetoric following the 1967 Newark Rebellion. — Credit: New Jersey State Archives

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United Afro American Association Flyer- Meeting on Police Brutality (1967)

Flyer distributed by the United Afro American Association (UAAA) in 1967, announcing a meeting on police brutality and intimidation. Led by Willie Wright, the UAAA played a leading role in protesting police brutality and white vigilante violence following the 1967 Newark Rebellion. — Credit: New Jersey State Archives

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United Afro American Association Poster- Putting the Squeeze On (1967)

Poster distributed by the United Afro American Association (UAAA) in 1967. Led by Willie Wright, the UAAA was a relatively small organization, but garnered much attention for Wright’s militant rhetoric following the 1967 Newark Rebellion. — Credit: New Jersey State Archives

Willie Wright Leads Tour of Central Ward, 5

Willie Wright (left) leads a group of Newark businessmen on a tour of the city’s Central Ward in 1968. Wright, head of the United Afro-American Association, led tours of the Central Ward to demonstrate the conditions faced by its predominantly Black residents, and to promote investment in the area. — Credit: Newark Public Library

Willie Wright Leads Tour of Central Ward, 4

Willie Wright (center) leads a group of Newark businessmen on a tour of the city’s Central Ward in 1968. Wright, head of the United Afro-American Association, led tours of the Central Ward to demonstrate the conditions faced by its predominantly Black residents, and to promote investment in the area. — Credit: Newark Public Library

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