Lindsay in Newark: New York Mayor John V. Lindsay, Vice Chairman of the President's Commission on Civil Disorders, talks with two antipoverty workers on Springfield Avenue today as he toured the area of last month's riots. In the background is a boarded-up store, victim of the violence.

The 1967 Newark Riot was one of 159 race riots that swept cities in the United States during the "Long Hot Summer of 1967." It occurred in Newark, New Jersey from July 12 - July 17. Over the four days of rioting, looting, and property destruction, 26 people died and hundreds were injured.

On recto: typewritten title and date.

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This object has the following keywords:

• 1967 Newark Riot
• Activists
• Civil Rights Movements
• Injustice
• John Lindsay
• Poverty
• Racial Discrimination
• Reviews
• Springfield Ave.
• Stores

• Image Dimensions: 9 3/8 x 6 3/4 in. (23.81 x 17.15 cm) Measured by Hudson, Karen
• Sheet Dimensions: 9 15/16 x 8 1/16 in. (25.24 x 20.48 cm) Measured by Hudson, Karen