Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Photograph of a man being detained by soldiers during the Newark Riots
July 1967
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A black and white photograph of a man wearing a pinstriped jacket and dark colored slacks being detained in a street by police. There is a bus passing behind them. The man has his arms partially raised, and the three police officers appear to be forcing him off the street. One of the officers is carrying a rifle.
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2011.57.10.12
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