The Millburn Free Public Library, in partnership with the New Jersey Council for the Humanities (NJCH), will host a screening and discussion of the documentary Revolution '67, on Sunday, October 24 at 2:00 P.M. at 200 Glen Avenue in Millburn, NJ. Revolution '67 recreates the six days in July 1967, when Newark, NJ 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 Leslie Wilson, Professor of History at Montclair State University.
Revolution '67, which has been broadcast on PBS's award-winning series P.O.V. and has won several prestigious awards for documentary filmmaking, reconstructs the events that sparked the rebellion—the beating and arrest of a black taxi driver for a traffic violation—which caused members of Newark's black community to rise up in protest against years of heavy-handed treatment by the police. Archival footage and interviews with participants recreate what happened during those tumultuous times, while commentary by prominent historians place it in the context of 20th century urban development and African-American history.
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The screening of Revolution '67 is part of NJCH's justice-themed programming. A number of libraries throughout the state will host screenings of Revolution '67 as a spur to community discussion of issues of race and justice in New Jersey history. For more information, see http://www.njch.org/justicefilms.html or call 973-376-1006 (ext 114).
