What the records say
- When
- 12 Jul 1967 – 17 Jul 1967
- Kind
- Riot
- Deaths
- 26
- Coordinates
- 40.73° N, 74.19° W
- Description
- one of the many race riots that swept cities in the U.S. during the "Long Hot Summer of 1967"
- Injured
- 727
1967 Newark riots
Armed conflicts in Newark, New Jersey, United States
The 1967 Newark riots involved violent, armed conflict in the streets of Newark, New Jersey. Taking place over a four-day period, the Newark riots resulted in at least 26 deaths and hundreds more serious injuries. Serious property damage, including shattered storefronts and fires caused by arson, left many of the city's buildings damaged or destroyed.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “1967 Newark riots: After the arrest of an African-American cab driver for allegedly illegally driving around a police car and gunning it down the road, race…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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