Witness Testimony of Albert Black- Nov 20, 1967 (Excerpt on Community Petition)

Witness Testimony of Albert Black, Chairman of the Newark Human Rights Commission, before the Governor’s Select Commission on Civil Disorders. In this excerpt, Black describes assembling a petition of complaints of Beacon Street residents against police violence during the 1967 Newark rebellion. The petition was submitted to the Newark Human Rights Commission, FBI, State Police, Newark Legal Services Project, and other investigation committees. — Credit: Rutgers University Digital Legal Library Repository