Race, Rebellion, and Reform: Overview
Race, Rebellion, and Reform is Part I of III sections of the online exhibit, From Rebellion to Review Board: Newark Fights for Police Accountability. Part I examines the causes of the Newark rebellion of 1967, the rebellion itself, and the fight for reform that followed.
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March with No Med School signs. Not all acts of resistance during the Rebellion were violent. New levels of anger over combined forces of police brutality and the medical school project resulted in widespread community opposition from a variety of diverse activist groups
Source: Newark Public Library; Publisher: Star Ledger