The Newark Rebellion
@Newark1967
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The @ACLUNJ's real-time live-tweets to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Newark Rebellion. * denotes current-day reflections
Newark, NJ
Joined May 2017
It was "a collective response to collective repression." Newarkers remember at Rebellion Park @peoplesorganiz1
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On 6/27/17, the Newark PD's federal monitor held a community forum on 2 new policies. Follow the monitor’s work:
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Also in 2016, after a community-led campaign, Newark put in place a civilian complaint review board. @ReformNewarkPD
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In 2016, the Department of Justice signed a consent decree with the Newark Police to rein in civil rights abuses.
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“50 Years Later: Remembering the 1967 Newark Rebellion,” a short documentary by @RiseUp_North
https://t.co/p4joWPF1M8
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“…When they finally came down, it gave the city - and those who would dare to invest here - an opportunity to imagine a future." -Clem Price
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In Dec. 1997, the Hayes Homes were demolished. Says historian Clement Price: “The projects served as constant reminders of this dark past…”
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June 2017 letter to @ACLUNJ from former ED Henry di Suvero recounts #NewarkRebellion1967 & @ACLU "willingness to be there when it counted."
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Less than 1 year after #NewarkRebellion1967, @ACLUNJ opened a new office on Springfield Ave. in Newark.
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With the Kidd case, @ACLUNJ demanded that control of the NPD be given to federal courts until the department was adequately reformed.
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In October 1967, @ACLUNJ filed Kidd v. Addonizio, suing the NPD on behalf of 16 Black victims of police brutality.
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Plainfield, 50 years later. Pictured: White Star Diner, where unrest sparked https://t.co/6LpkNZuUth
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Looting had ended in Plainfield around this point – officials said the riot had “run its course.”
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More than 13,000 rounds of ammunition were expended by State Police and the National Guard.
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1968 Kerner report: “This is our basic conclusion: Our nation is moving toward 2 societies, one black & one white – separate & unequal.”
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More than 2,000 people were arrested. More than 700 were injured. 26 people were killed, and 24 were civilians.
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“…order for their ends, they'll find another way. Rocks & bottles are only a beginning, but they get more attention than any reports." (2/2)
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Tom Hayden: “…A riot represents people making history…If ppl are barred from using the sophisticated instruments of the established... (1/2)
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Of $10,251,000 worth of damage in Newark, 80% was due to the loss of inventory/stock. Infrastructure damage was < $2 million.
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* The ban on liquor sales that began during the rebellion would be lifted on Wednesday, July 19.
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