LIFE Magazine LIFE coverage of the Newark riots from the July 28, 1967 issue. Photo by Frank Dandridge. LIFE Magazine. More Must-Reads from TIME. Cybersecurity Experts Are Sounding the Alarm on DOGE; ...

With photos by Bud Lee and text by Chris Campion, “The War Is Here” suggests that, whoever you blamed or whatever you called it, the greatest casualty of the Newark riots was the city itself.

50 Years Later, Newark Riots of 1967 Recall an Era Echoed by Black Lives Matter The rioting that began July 12, 1967, left 26 dead, more than 700 injured and nearly 1,500 arrested, mostly black ...

NEWARK, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — It's been more than 50 years since New Jersey's largest city saw one of the nation's most destructive race riots. There were vivid images from thousands protesting in ...

Nearly a year after the 40th anniversary of the Newark riots, Newark Mayor Cory Booker unveiled a commemorative plaque that was placed on the front of the Fourth Precinct, on 17th Ave., the origin ...

For 50 years, many in Newark have pointed to July 12-16, 1967 as the days that changed their world. To some extent, the impact of the Newark riots -- a five-day civil disturbance that tallied 26 ...

On July 12, 1967, a rumor that police had beaten a black cabdriver to death triggered five days of looting and rioting in Newark, N.J. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka talks with Steve Inskeep.

The Newark rebellion of 1967 resulted in more than two dozen deaths. ... during a protest in the Newark race riots, July 14, 1967. Neal Boenzi—New York Times Co. / Getty Images.

50 Years Later, Newark Riots of 1967 Recall an Era Echoed by Black Lives Matter The rioting that began July 12, 1967, left 26 dead, more than 700 injured and nearly 1,500 arrested, mostly black ...

In 1967, Newark burst into flames. But what lit the match? People couldn’t agree on the cause. They couldn’t even agree on the result. Politicians, and many whites, called the violent event a ...