This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Jersey City Mayor Attributes Riots to Hate Networks
Mayor Thomas J. Whelan told the Johnson Commission riots stem from a loose coalition of hate-filled groups rather than social conditions. He urged a swift forceful response and a nationwide effort to strengthen Black families through economic independence and urban rebuilding, citing a Gallup poll to counter police brutality claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Thomas J. Whelan
Jersey City
Wheas
Johnson
National Advisory Commission On Civil Disorders
Sam W. Yorty
Los Angeles
Theodore H. McKeldin
Baltimore
Henry W. Maier
Milwaukee
Alfonso F
Cervantes
St. Louis
Whelan
Gallup
Meir
Jutore
Maier