Records of the Rutgers University Newark Vice President (Malcolm Talbott): Committee of Concern 1960-1971, bulk 1967-1968

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Records of the Rutgers University Newark Vice President (Malcolm Talbott): Committee of Concern, 1960-1971, bulk 1967-1968

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Records of the Rutgers University Newark Vice President (Malcolm Talbott): Committee of Concern 1960-1971, bulk 1967-1968

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http://www2.scc.rutgers.edu/ead/uarchives/committeeofconcernf.html

Abstract

The Committee of Concern was formed in 1967 in response to riots that took place in Newark, New Jersey. Its aim was to determine the causes for the riots and to formulate possible social and economic improvements. The collection consists primarily of minutes of meetings, correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings, and related materials.

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3.75 cubic feet; (3 records cartons)

Languages

eng,

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Rutgers Special Collections and University Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6630250

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Isserman, Abraham J.

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Still, Timothy

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Committee of Concern

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From July 12 to July 17, 1967, the city of Newark, New Jersey, was wrecked by racial violence. In six days of rioting, 23 people were killed, 725 were injured and nearly 1,500 were arrested. Property damage was estimated at over $10 million. While the riots were still in progress, sixty community leaders formed a Committee of Concern with the following aims: to help restore calm to the city, to study the causes of racial unrest, and to formulate goals for social and economic improve...