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.

Free

Currently Revolution '67 is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Kanopy

Streaming in:
🇺🇸 United States

Cast & Crew.

Jerome Bongiorno

Editor / Cinematography

Amiri Baraka

Self

Marylou Tibaldo-Bongiorno

Director / Producer

Carol Glassman

Self

Tom Hayden

Self

Sharpe James

Self

Details.

Release Date
January 1, 2007

Status
Released

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-02-13

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.