Newark, NJ had riots the same summer.
It has never recovered either.
Newark, NJ had riots the same summer.
As a young teen in Detroit in ‘67, a good friend had just moved to suburban Newark. Writing leters back and forth during the Newark campaign, I remember thinking and wondering if Detroit was next. Next thing I know, my next door neighbor is sitting on his front porch with his M-14 and gas stations are closed after dark to discourage firebombing. My family moved in February of ‘68