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Film with Panel: “Revolution ’67”
February 21 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Free
This documentary narrates the Black urban rebellions of the 1960s by focusing on a six-day uprising in Newark, N.J. A panel featuring the filmmakers will follow.
“Revolution ’67” explores how Newark, New Jersey, was affected by social unrest over six days in mid-July, 1967. Arising in response to poverty and police brutality, the tumult is remembered now as a landmark event in the ongoing struggle for social justice. Testimony to the event is provided by activists Tom Hayden and Amiri Baraka, journalist Bob Herbert, Mayor Sharpe James, as well as eminent historians, National Guardsmen and Newark citizens. A panel featuring the filmmakers, Marylou & Jerome Bongiorno, together with informed experts will provide context and go deeper into the film’s enduring significance.
The trailer for the documentary is available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMyvpBvdgMI
This film is the first of three award-winning documentaries on Newark in the Bongiornos’ 3Rs Trilogy (followed by THE RULE and RUST).
Following the screening, there will be a panel discussion with Lawrence “Larry” Hamm and Dr. Leslie Wilson.