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Newark race riot begins

A major riot erupted in Newark, New Jersey following the arrest and beating of a Black taxi driver, leading to widespread arson, looting, and clashes with police beginning July 12, 1967.

The Newark uprising was one of the largest of the 1967 summer disturbances and underscored deep urban racial tensions that shaped Johnson administration policy on civil unrest and urban poverty.

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