Revolution ’67 2007
Distributed by California Newsreel, Order Dept., P.O. Box 3400, Lancaster, PA 17604-3400; 877-811-7495 (toll free)
Produced by Marylou Tibaldo-Bongiorno
Directed by Marylou Tibaldo-Bongiorno
DVD, color, 90 min. closed captioned
General Adult
Civil Rights, History
Date Entered: 12/12/2016
Reviewed by James Gordon, University at Buffalo LibrariesNewark, New Jersey, a city of 400,000, reels from the effects of racism and bad urban planning. Caught up in the urban highway craze, like many other cities, Newark cut itself up with ribbons of concrete, destroying neighborhoods and dividing itself along racial lines. Great Society plans and the War in Vietnam add tensions to already stressed urban American cities.
On July 12th, 1967, two white officers stopped a black male taxi driver for a minor traffic violation, beat him, and dragged him into the local precinct. Festering anger over police brutality and frustration over government policies resulted in rioting. Authorities reacted with force. 26 people died and 725 were wounded in the strife.
Newark’s history is told in interviews with several Newark community members who lived through these events. Newsreel footage is used to illustrate the points of view expressed.
An online facilitator guide is available for this title. The filmmakers and some interviewees from Revolution '67 are available for speaking engagements.
Awards
- Winner, 2008 American Historical Association's John E. O'Connor Film Award