It's depressing, really. Ever since this incident, a city that once thrived, has never been able to recover, even 53 years later.

My grandfather had a billiards parlor at.. 257 Springfield Ave..in 1914.

Who’s here after watching the Many Saints of Newark!?

I was 10, & we lived on the outskirts of the rioting. What I remember most is the weirdly sweet smell of extinguished fires in the air. They used good wood when those houses went up.

My great grandfather was killed in this riot rip Issac Harrison Sr❤

I listened to all the black radio station.what great music.i could feel the pain in the music.i jointed a few groups and sang with white and black singers in Newark.

I remember growing up in Newark (Ironbound) and going downtown and everything smelled burnt.

My late father lived in Newark from 1967-71 and was there during the riots. At

It’s amazing that no one in this clip even mentioned Police Officer Detective Frederick W. Toto. Who was murdered by a faceless coward who was never brought to Justice.

I lived in Newark at the time and I was going to work that morning towards springfield ave.i didn't know there was a riot was going on until I got to work.

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It wasn't a riot, it was tourists, just showing their love

i was a year old at the time, my parents and grandmother got stuck in a traffic jam in the middle of the riots, a few cars ahead of us was a cop car which was attacked by the rioters they pulled the cops out of the car, and beat the shit out of them! soon back up came, and the traffic started moving again thank god! we lived in newark and didnt move out until 77,moved to belleville next door to newark,also my uncle and his friend had a browning 8mm film projecter, which was taken from them by the national guard, they were also beat up by the national guard, and they took my uncles necklace luckily a newark detective showed up and saved them, but they still didnt get the 8mm projecter back! i would ve liked to see the footage on that camera, my uncle told me they were shooting up abandoned buildings i hope,with a tank they had. i heard many stories though the years!

After the riot Newark went down hill.

Sharpe James was a real piece of work as Mayor....much later after this event....

A lot of blacks moved North without two nickels to rub together. Farm workers looking for opportunity. A lot of competition.

I was born and raised in Newark 1944 St Barnabas Hospital in 1967 I was living on James St around the corner frpm the library amd Washington Park during the riots we were terrified that our. Building so close to High St the begining of the riot area we were afraid we would be burnt out Im also Gay and we had a vibrant Gay Community in. Newark hanging out at the Waldorf Cafeteria on Broad St and Newarks two Gay Bars Skippies and Murphys both downtown off of Market and Mulberry Sts one block away on Edison Pl All these places shut dpwn after the riots

Long live Newark Brick city

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EO nj here - i was 8-9 years old i forgot