Tender Territory: Part One

Tuesday, June 19, 2007, at 6:30 pm;
Rebroadcast Friday, June 22, 2007 at 11:30 pm

Preview

Press Release: Newark 1967 – Rebellion or Riot?

It's July 13, 1967 and a red glow hovers over the city of Newark, NJ. People take to the streets and rebel against the social injustices that they believe have put a stranglehold on the city. The New Jersey State Police and the National Guard are called in to restore order. The city is under siege. Businesses are looted. And when the dust settled, twenty-six people were killed. Those who were there take viewers back 40 years and guide them through that summer of '67, a time and place that remain tender territory in the hearts and minds of many. Although commonly referred to as the "Newark Riots," many take offense to that description and suggest that what occurred was more of a civil unrest, or even rebellion. This Another View two-part special re-visits that summer of 1967 through the eyes of those who lived it.

In Part One, witnesses give first- hand accounts of what they saw and how they felt during that volatile period and try to explain how those disturbances reflected the sense of unrest present in many urban cities throughout the country. Archival footage and compelling interviews from residents, historians and a former national guardsman weave the backdrop that fueled the city's social explosion.

Interviews include:

• Max Herman, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Rutgers University
• Paul Zigot, Former National Guardsman
• Morris Spielberg, Business Owner in Downtown Area
• Bill Clark, Former Newark Resident
• Mary Brown, Newark Resident
• Larry Hamm, Community Activist
• Gus Heningburg, Long-time Activist, Political Consultant
• Clement Price - Historian
• Linda Caldwell Epps- President/CEO, NJ Historical Society