The Cranford Public Library, in partnership with the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, is pleased to host this screening and discussion of Revolution '67. Revolution '67 recreates the six days in July 1967 when Newark experienced one of the deadliest racial disturbances per capita in recent U.S. history. The screening and discussion will be hosted by MaryLou and Jerome Bongiorno, the directors of Revolution '67, and Dr. Mark Krasovic of the American Studies Department at Rutgers, Newark. Revolution '67 was broadcast on PBS's award-winning series P.O.V. and has won several prestigious awards for documentary filmmaking.
