Award-winning Newark Riots Documentary to be Shown and Discussed at Rutgers-Camden

CAMDEN – How the 1967 Newark riots continue to inform issues of racial justice nationwide will be discussed during a special event at Rutgers–Camden at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28.

The award-winning producers of the PBS documentary Revolution ‘67 will join Dr. Howard Gillette, professor of history at Rutgers–Camden and author of the book Camden After the Fall: Decline and Renewal in a Post-Industrial City (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2005), for a screening of the film and an informed discussion.

In 2007 more than one million viewers tuned in to PBS to watch the film, which spotlights the six-day Newark rebellion.  Since its premiere it has been receiving wide critical acclaim and major recognitions, including the American Historical Association’s John E. O’Connor Film Award. Most recently, the film has been touring law schools across the country, with recent screenings at Harvard and Northwestern universities.

Gillette’s book Camden After the Fall also has won several awards, including an Honor Book designation by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities. In addition to teaching at Rutgers–Camden, the historian also directs the Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities, a research and advocacy organization.

The free, public event is sponsored by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities and will take place in room 106 of the School of Law Building, located on Fifth Street, between Cooper Street and the Benjamin Franklin Bridge on the Rutgers–Camden Campus.

For more information about the film, visit www.Revolution67.com. For directions to Rutgers-Camden, visit camden.rutgers.edu.

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