Every history class needs to teach the uprising in Newark in 1967. We need to teach all American History , the good, the bad, and strive for a better tomorrow and learn from the past.

Thanks for an informative and balanced report on the riots. I lived in East Orange, on the border of Newark during that time. It was a tenuous five days. We didn't learn much about the cause, just that it was happening. All we knew about it was what we heard on TV. Thanks for filling in some of the gaps. 55 years later, still putting everything into perspective.

@clemfarley7257

Жыл бұрын

The cab driver was known, and cited a lot for driving with no license. A cop car was double parked making a stop, and the cabbie grew impatient and went around, probably going against traffic. No big deal but I’m sure the cops didn’t appreciate that cabbie. People from the neighborhood were allowed into the precinct to view the cabbie-so they knew. And a black police captain was brought down to advise the cabbie wasn’t dead. A lot of students from Newark at Princeton wrote lengthy theses on the riots. Amazing that ordinary whites blame blacks, and vice versa. Never occurs that these problems occur due to actions of people whose pay grades are WAY ABOVE those of the ordinary people involved. Maybe we all need to get a clue. Newark is totally changed and totally worse. So what gives?

@TomFoti

Жыл бұрын

@@clemfarley7257 Someone is benefiting off the divisiveness, to the detriment of all, but especially the underprivileged.

@JohnSmith-ct5jd

20 күн бұрын

Balanced?

@TomFoti

19 күн бұрын

@@JohnSmith-ct5jd Share your thoughts.

Will you PLEASE do a video narrative on Paul R. Williams, the first black architect who commissioned drawings to who’s who in the entertainment industry and has buildings still standing today in Los Angeles. I love your narratives. They’re cool and informative!

@UniqueColoring

Жыл бұрын

I have a piece on him so I can definitely fulfill that request! Look for it in the future.

I am amazed. At a loss for words. This video taught me so much. It should be shown in every school. Beautifully done; the research alone is impressive but the presentation using old photographs, drawings, and news clips is mesmerizing..

@therealrubberturkey

3 жыл бұрын

why do you comment twice lol

@tommysanders7248

Жыл бұрын

no this is not right and who are you to say what is taught in school? there are people of all races who are spoilers of life and you should check yourself to make shure You are doing the right thing get over that past because it is not your past. I struggle just as hard as you do so don't you start to impose your thoughts or will upon anyone that obvious will will not help you which is the only one you seem to care about, stop your rage and incitement to more violence and just do good and resonance you help to motivate men with guns to destroy us all by you debauchery so in closing we all need to work hard to fix the wrong things of the past, that is what we are here for, thanks for looking and bless yourself, you will be better off for it.

Good work documenting this brother!

I am amazed. At a loss for words. I learned so much and think this video should be shown in every school. The research alone is very impressive but the presentation using old photographs, news clippings, and drawings is so good. I didn't want it to end.

@UniqueColoring

4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful feedback, Clarissa. Truly appreciate you sharing your thoughts with the world.

@deecee2647

Жыл бұрын

This video in my opinion touched on few facts as to the many underlying causes of this riot. This was a decent video but didn’t go far enough. For instance, the firefighter that died had a heart attack, some of the women killed was the result of state police shooting at other local police (a clear lack of command and control.) The National Guard had to make an announcement over loudspeakers to tell them to ceasefire, “you’re firing at each other!” There were at least two snipers that claimed to have fired shots into the air to divert police attention away from the building. (Ebony Magazine, August, 1967.) 1967 was known as the summer of love as similar riots broke out in several major cities. Disenfranchisement and police brutality were the common themes that lit the powder kegs. Newark was termed the predictable insurrection because it was just that, predictable! It’s a shame how time losses some of the most significant facts.

@thudor1

Жыл бұрын

It would be banned in Florida if Ron DeSantis and his enablers get their way, unfortunately.

very interesting program, thank you 👍

Great information Brother!✊🏿

I was born in Newark NJ..1972.... going to school is was hard...

I moved here in 1965 I was 6 months old and coming from Miami Beach Florida, "I don't know what my father was thinking". But jobs in the South weren't paying enough so he decided to bring us up here to East Orange New Jersey which is a couple of blocks from Newark. Little did we know that in 2 years the Newark riots would break out and it got difficult after that. Newark does have a vibrant section that is called the hipster millennium White population section on the north side of downtown Newark. So gentrification has happened here in Newark the surounding areas are still as the map in this video portrays with that exception. But things aren't well here in Newark. It is no longer that vibrant suburban area.

@UniqueColoring

2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate you sharing this essential firsthand account. And thanks for watching the video.

@Hborn

Жыл бұрын

I love Newark

Well done sir!

I live in that time and in the riots my best friend brother was shot his photograph iin Life magazine July 1967. I remember that time just like it was yesterday.Where there is darkness crimes will be committed the guilty one is not the one who commits a crime but the one who created the darkness

Neighboring Jersey City suffered from the same decline, disinvestment, and racial tensions as Newark yet that city has worked hard on cleaning itself up, redeveloping and attracting major new investment and residents. If current trends continue unabated, Jersey City could eventually surpass Newark as the largest city in New Jersey. Why is Newark still stagnant, decayed, and in the doldrums while the rest of the Tri state area is booming and prospering. What is wrong with Newark?

Grew up in Newark 1967 age 8 the riot was devastating gun fire , fires 🔥 at night sirens beautiful Springfield ave and other businesses destroyed life property loss it was a scary time especially so young asked my father why he said son we as a people have had enough and now releasing rage held in for so long 😢

@mikerooney7090

7 ай бұрын

My ( white ) parents lived in Cranford, N J about 18 miles from Newark. My Mom LOVED shopping in Newark ! Springfield Ave for the excellent Butchers, Bakeries, and all things FOOD, etc. The best around IMO. We never went into Springfield Ave after the riots...these riots were a significant loss for everyone...

@Brian-nl1ok

5 ай бұрын

Well, I lived in this area during this time. And while your depiction of what had transpired is true. And I specifically mentioned that it is true. It only tells half the story. Like my grandmother used to say it takes two to tango. This did not happen in a vacuum, and it was not entirely provoked by the government. You are leaving out the blacks participation in the actual riots. Maybe they weren’t getting adequate representation. But they kept voting for and still keep voting for the same Democrat party. And it was Black people, looting and rioting. And those people had to live with the destruction that they made for many many years. I remember projects going up beautiful buildings for people to inhabit at low cost and those same buildings 10/20 years later being demolished, What you hope to succeed in but other than Destroying your own environment is beyond me. I remember a time where after those riots I don’t think there was one food store with in the city limits of Newark for probably another 40 years give or take 10 years one way or another. And for black folks to succeed in my opinion, they have to accept responsibility for their actions and a lot of this destruction, none of this takes place in a vacuum. I understand that. My point is. Government is no one‘s friend. The black community should have found the wherewithal within themselves to pick themselves up by their bootstraps or continue to live in squalor. I’ll tell you one thing for sure. My European relatives would never have stood for it. Even if the government came in and destroyed their living space. They would’ve taken it upon themselvesto start over with nothing. Like most of them did at At during the depression.

@akgupta94

4 ай бұрын

@@Brian-nl1ok LMAO! The term "pick yourselves up by your bootstraps" originates to make fun of people like you, because it's literally impossible!

This is good content, and the video's creator should feel proud. I did find the recurring graphic that simulates the production of a computer drawing to be distracting, however, and something that detracted from what was otherwise a top-notch video.

Thank you, I live in Newark and anm seeing it come to life again in 2022 with new lofts, rentals And retail but they are NOT providing near enough housing for low income, however Newark offers tremendous opportunities for education and decent jobs with benefits. I believe money rules and there is no real regard for low income housing sadly. If residents would go after the opportunities it would eliminate the need for the low income housing.

My my my! You my Dear are just too Refreshing! Do you realize how long I've been searching, praying to find someone like YOU!!!! I've been researching as many riots and masscres involving Blacks fighting for their Civil Rights and you are the first I've found who has taken the time out Beautifully put the information tohether. I believe it is Very important that WE start getting out our own stories. That's been my major complaint. Can we take an interest in our OWN struggle\history.

@UniqueColoring

3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate the words of encouragement LaTunya. And you are so right in what you say. Very glad to know that this impacted you! Hope you enjoy the other materials as well.

@sprsmoke

Жыл бұрын

What "massacre" of blacks? Name one.

Extremely constructive. Thanks for taking the time to produce this informative content. I look forward to consuming/sharing your content with like minds. #imstilllearning #keeplearning #staycodified #thecodeistheleader

@UniqueColoring

3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate you taking the time to offer a constructive and positive comment! Glad you found the video beneficial.

Following the riots Newark, NJ got its first back mayor in 1970's

I'd love to hear your thoughts. What do you think about the Newark Rebellion and its impact? Or just share your general comments on what you saw in the video. And if you want to get your hands on the coloring page I was working on, click the link in the description above.

@dannycoe3858

3 жыл бұрын

I was there 12 years old stayed n the Hayes Homes Projects I'm 62 now

@adrianmonk4440

3 жыл бұрын

Crime / Drugs/ Unemployment, Political, large property owner tax abatements /slum lords, Public Tenement cell blocks / family structure DISSOLVEMENT / heinous violent & frequent property crimes / wild, unparented youth / Gangs / Guns / Youth w/guns in an area that desperately needs & SHOULD HAVE stability. /// This urban area has oft been dissected & isolated & disrupted by sports venues, universities, highways, & large urban re-developments or re-gentrification w/o thought of the displacement. /// WE ARE WELL PAST THE TIPPING POINT. /// Let's not forget the shock, reactionary & impatient nature of the police. In some cases they come down heavy because they are just jerks; OR THEY WANT TO OVERWHELM W/ LIMITED RESOURCES.... THAT SAID, the urban citizenry will shoot, fight, or readily flee. Our programs, "progress", profits, neglect, & their excessive procreation HAS MADE IT THIS WAY :--(

@Hborn

Жыл бұрын

What happened to the cab driver

@sprsmoke

Жыл бұрын

If there really was a cab driver.

@elizabethlatorre5360

Жыл бұрын

Well my father was Plainfield officer John V Gleason who was the only fatality in Plainfield. I am saddened that some overlook his horrific death. I understand the issues of black Americans but it should be said his death was unjustified. Someone should do a documentary about his death

Wow, I was born 10 years later😮

I was a member of the N J National Guard in 1967 and immediately deployed to Springfield Avenue in Newark, which was the very heart of the riots and unfortunately significant destruction. I spent 5 days sleeping outside in the old Roosevelt Stadium during the day and being deployed each night .That was 54 years ago and my primary observation remains how the rioters in Newark burned down their own neighborhoods! Soon after the riots, just as 1 example, ALL major grocery stores moved OUT of Newark, leaving the poor people of the inner city ( of Newark) with few options o purchase even the basics of food and having to spend more for the very basics at much smaller specialty stores, etc.This in turn frustrated the people even more.I believe that riots unfortunately hurt the very people that riot! BTW I was shot at by a sniper on a roof on the 1st night on Springfeild Ave. Thankfully he missed.

@UniqueColoring

3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate you sharing this personal history with us, Mike! Happy he missed also! Thank you for your service to this country.

@CourtneyJasmine07062

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this history. My grandparents left during the riots. I came here to learn a little bit more. Newark is still in such devastation till this day.

@jaynordiaz4609

2 жыл бұрын

So im guessing people who are abused and oppressed on a daily basis should just sit there and take it just to make business owners, many who don't live there, can feel ok... our founding fathers would literally laugh at that notion... they literally rooted and fought a violent revolution over tax increases... imagine what would of happened if the British were actively beating people within an inch of their lives just because said person drive around the cops on the opposite side of the road

@mikerooney7090

2 жыл бұрын

Let's not get FACTS in the way of erroneous opinions...the cab driver that was suppose to have been beaten within an inch of his life by the police....never was.He was inside the police station the whole time and not injured. So, the spark that was suppossed to have started the whole riot was nonexistent.I grew up in a small town about 15 miles from Newark( Cranford, N J). My Mother & Father would drive to Newark every Saturday to shop( Mom did not drive).Springfield Avenue in Newark was a WONDERFUL place to shop! Many fine Butcher stores, Fish Mongers, Bakeries, etc. When we needed clothes Mom would take us on the bus into Newark to Bambergers or Hanes. It was the place to go to shop, they had everything! So what do they have now or even 3 years after the riots ? Slums...My point was that these people foolishly destroyed their own neighborhoods and economic lifelines and that to me was/is so very sad. There had to be a better way....

@Hborn

Жыл бұрын

Where is Roosevelt stadium at

Wow Wow Wow Wow Wow Wow Wow 😊

Weird how this was '67. Looks way older.

My grandfather (RIP) from Newark Stratford Pl and he told me he "I stayed my ass in the house" 😂 maybe this is why you rarely rarely hear about cops shooting black folk in Jersey period let alone Newark

Same thing happening now as then. Their plan was fulfilled. Controlled integration. Now they have us, exactly where they want us physically and mentally.

Ed sunn keep it strong black America fight to the end

What has changed

@2REALRXYY

3 жыл бұрын

A lot there is a LOT of gangsters in nj

@skxlter5747

3 жыл бұрын

Have u seen the Sopranos? That'll answer ur question

@Hborn

Жыл бұрын

Prince Street

This is real Christianity!

This video is for me an example of why "Critical Race Theory" is one of the best ideas to come out any law school in American history. The analysis of federal and state laws and policies that negatively affected and still affect black Americans is the only way to make positive change. It is not a tool to divide people or to call white people evil, it is a fact-based inquiry into social problems that reasonable people should credit and support. Great job!

There goes the neighborhood

@LibraYall

4 күн бұрын

That's what the English Protestants said when Italians, Polish, Germans and Irish moved in.

So Newark was a great place to live. What happened???

I would love to figure out a way to bring more vibrance to Newark... Newark is a city of mostly black working families today so I don't think the town needs to focus on bringing whites to the city although I pray that whites would feel welcome in the city if they chose to live here.... I hate to focus on our differences as people and now more then ever I wish to focus on us all being of one race one people all children of GOD... If this vibrance came to the city all would benefit greatly and pray that day comes soon no matter what it takes I believe in all people in GOD and in the future of a better tomorrow...

I thought you did a great job! But what happened in Newark was a uprising. Not a riot. You did an excellent job on expressing what the pre conditions were. By the way I lived in Newark during the uprising.

@beardedcracker235

3 жыл бұрын

So I guess looting is uplifting let's call it what it was a riot.

@kentmorton2872

3 жыл бұрын

@@beardedcracker235 No it was an uprising.

@SuperBigdude77

2 жыл бұрын

@@kentmorton2872 No that's a riot bro!

@kentmorton2872

2 жыл бұрын

@@SuperBigdude77 i was there. Were you? Speak about what you KNOW. Not what you think or have been told.

@yoyoyoyoyo6714

2 жыл бұрын

they used the right words Kent morton

So, it’s 2023 and still nothing had changed.

Things came close but local governments fear the use of the national guard because they know that can cause the end of their communities

The first sentence is the solution.

The extension of this is the establishment of the NOI (Nation of Islam) creating a hub in Newark many of the FOI (Fruit of Islam) security and soldiers of the nation were from Newark as an extension of this event

We Americans acted outraged by how the Germans treated the Jews in the 1940s while we treated the blacks the same if not worse here in America until the 60s had a civil rights movement finally. That’s very recent.

@gregpettis1113

Жыл бұрын

Blacks get jobs just because they've black

Well, I lived in this area during this time. And while you’re depiction of what had transpired is true. And I specifically mentioned that it is true. It only tells half the story. Like my grandmother used to say it takes two to tango. This did not happen in a vacuum, and it was not entirely provoked by the government. You are leaving out the blacks participation in the actual riots. Maybe they weren’t getting adequate representation. But they kept voting for and still keep voting for the same Democrat party. And it was Black people, looting and rioting. And those people had to live with the destruction that they made for many many years. I remember projects going up beautiful buildings for people to inhabit at low cost and those same buildings 10/20 years later being demolished, What you hope to succeed in but other than Destroying your own environment is beyond me. I remember a time where after those riots I don’t think there was one food store with in the city limits of Newark for probably another 40 years give or take 10 years one way or another. And for black folks to succeed in my opinion, they have to accept responsibility for their actions and a lot of this destruction, none of this takes place in a vacuum. I understand that. My point is. Government is no one‘s friend. The black community should have found the wherewithal within themselves to pick themselves up by their bootstraps or continue to live in squalor. I’ll tell you one thing for sure. My European relatives would never have stood for it. Even if the government came in and destroyed their living space. They would’ve taken it upon themselvesto start over with nothing. Like most of them did during the time of the depression.

You mean you are going to crush black people in this city

Happy bday MLK 2022

Kali maa, Cuthulas, Shango, low key, Baron Samedi, Manman Brigitte ,

Thank You. I have read about the year 1919 when race riots took place SO many places against Black people. B1❤

Houses outside Newark looks better with lawns and backyards(reminds me of real america). Entire newark looks cramped, houses are 2-3 feet apart. From an Asian immigrant perspective

@kinq892

Жыл бұрын

I call them “hug me houses” u can literally stand in the windows of two neighboring houses and reach out and hug your neighbor. That’s how close the houses in Newark are

Newark is a dangerous j

I was 9 years old during the 1967 riots Newark was golden. however black leaders encouraged people to burn down their own houses the Italian's did not moved from North Newark, they line up with guns and dare anyone to come into the area, my father worked in Kearny, a town next to Newark and within a week of the riots we moved to Kearny a mostly white town so black folks moved from Newark also it was a horror site as our windows were shot out because someone was on the roof throwing molotov cocktails at the Nation guards in tanks, and I could go on, but I will never understand why you would burn down where you live, and the current Mayor of Newark's father was encouraging this crazy😢

@UniqueColoring

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate you sharing your personal experience here. Sorry for the scar that left.

Beautiful city ruined

All races could rise above this travesty without demonizing their fellows, and you who try to extort other people are just as guilty rudeness has rubbed off on you or was it there all along?

Northward!!!!!!

@gregpettis1113

Жыл бұрын

Should've been sent back to Africa

Lots of gaps in this story

Nothing has changed nowadays

University of medicine and dentistry was build after the riots

@adrianmonk4440

3 жыл бұрын

And we had a WAR one Country over as a diversion for the Panama Canal.

@Kyohan137

Жыл бұрын

@@adrianmonk4440 Completed after the riots the displacement of the residents on Bergen street across the street from what was than City hospital aka Martland Medical is what was referenced

@adrianmonk4440

Жыл бұрын

@@Kyohan137 // I AM QUITE AWARE OF THE "CLUSTER MESS" (not my first choice of words) for Urban Blight. /// /// The Detroit Riots of 1967, the bloodiest in the country, was a turning point of white flight, permanent loss of financial revenue, shift to Black extremism, & wide-ranging racial fears & tensions. This occurred 8 miles away from me at 9 years old; and, there was considerable fear that violence would spread to the suburbs. (See) 1967 Detriot Riots (Wikipedia). /// /// A raid on an after hours bar IGNITED hot summer discomfort, smouldering racial anger, economic disparity with limited opportunity, URBAN DENSITY, & prior rough police tactics though in a very tough environment.

1967: we are not going to tolerate violence! we are going to crush violence! 2020: if the looting starts! the shooting starts! thank you!!

Might add, during this period Blacks also started leaving Newark and crossing into Irvington( which is now somewhat north of 80% Black. There were also riots in Plainfield and in Perth Amboy. Interesting to note that following the Newark riots they arrested over 1500 rioters and yet in the January 6 2021 takeover of the Capitol in DC no one has been arrested - hmmmmnnnnnn!!!!!

@tyrelliuslogellus6253

Жыл бұрын

Black militants stormed the US capital building with guns in the 70s and it was called a protest.

@shounakc509

7 сағат бұрын

UPDATE: 890 rioters from the January 6th, 2021 capital riot have now been found guilty, with over 1200 of them arrested.

The "white power structure" was voted out more than 50 years ago. So what is holding back progress in Newark?

Now in 2020 BLM looks exactly the same no change at all

@kreativekulturetv2488

2 жыл бұрын

Because the racist cops haven't changed either. What they need to do is stay out of our neighborhoods altogether.

THERE WERE NO SNIPERS !

@mikerooney7090

Жыл бұрын

Desiree: That is pure B S. You clearly know NOTHING about what you think!. I was a member of the N J National Guard and on Springfield Ave the whole 5 days. I was shot at from rooftops and windows MULTIPLE TIMES.

@deecee2647

Жыл бұрын

Get ahold of Ebony Magazine, August,1967, they were interviewed!

@GeorgeKoehl-ee2cf

Жыл бұрын

I was working during I was shot at by a Sniper do not believe lies about no snipers any white person was a target go to canal st. No problem why

What do I think? First of all, you need to get your dates right.

They always ruin where th