Revolution '67 (2007)
January 1, 2007Release Date
Plot.
Documentary - A focus on the six-day Newark, N.J. riots in July 1967: they began as spontaneous revolts against poverty and police brutality and ended as fateful milestones in America's struggles over race and economic justice. - Amiri Baraka, Carol Glassman, Tom Hayden
Where to Watch.
FreeCurrently Revolution '67 is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Kanopy
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.
Amiri Baraka
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Carol Glassman
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Tom Hayden
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Sharpe James
Self
Marylou Tibaldo-Bongiorno
Director
Jerome Bongiorno
Cinematographer
Details.
Wiki.
Revolution '67 is a 2007 documentary film about the black riots of the 1960s. With the philosophy of nonviolence giving way to the Black Power Movement, race riots were breaking out in Jersey City, Harlem, and Watts, Los Angeles. In 1967, black Newark, New Jersey taxi driver John Smith was arrested for a traffic violation and allegedly beaten and killed, precipitating the 1967 Newark riots. Revolution '67 details Newark's reaction to the incident.Revolution '67 was produced, directed, shot and edited by Marylou and Jerome Bongiorno and was aired on PBS as part of its Point of View series.