The Riots of 1967 in Newark, NJ

By Kyoung919

  • Self-description of Newark two months prior to riots.

    The city of Newark applied for federal funding under the model cities program citing multiple social problems including some of the highest national rates of crime, substandard housing, dieseases and others .

  • The Spark of the Newark Riots

    Two white police officers badly beat a black cab driver, John W. Smith, to the point that when they arrived at the fourth police precinct, Smith was not able to walk and the officers dragged him into the building in full view of several residents of the Hayes Homes public housing projects which was located across the street.

  • The Second Day of Riots

    Protestors outside of the fourth precinct began breaking police station windows and started looting around the central ward. Molotov cocktails were used at Springfield and Bergen. Fires spread and looting took place throughout a ten to fifteen block vicinity.

  • The Third Day of Riots

    The Newark police department was not organized; new areas were breaking out with looting and arson. Police officers had been injured. Mayor Addonizio asked that Governor Richard Hughes make a request for State Police assistance once he learned that looting had occurred at the Sears Roebuck which carried rifles and munitions.

  • The Thrid Day of Riots

    Eddie Moss, a 10 year old riding passenger in a car was killed by a stray bullet from a National Guard checkpoint.

    Eloise Spellman with her head out of her apartment window was mistaken as a sniper. The mother of eleven was shot and killed.

  • The Third Day of Riots

    Many reports were made by troopers saying that snipers were present during the rioting. It was said that police officer Fred Toto and Fire Captain Michael Moran were killed by snipers. It was later proved to be false that there were snipers at all.

  • The Fifth Day of the Riots

    Riots are coming to an end. People start to wonder "where is this going?"
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    The Fifth Day of the Riots

    The National Guard and the police were the only ones left causing trouble. The riots had ended. Hughes pulled out his men.