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NO CAUSE FOR INDICTMENT: The Explosive Story of the Newark Riots
History
U.S. $18.95 / $21 CAN
ISBN 978-1-933633-21-3
"Probably the most moving and instructive book yet written on any of the bloody civil disturbances of the sixties."-The New Yorker
"Porambo is energetic, angry, and touch on everyone."-The New York Review of Books
"Porambo speaks chillingly of crime, prison beatings, and hopelessness in this dark, riveting story."-Jimmy Breslin
"This is the archeology of two Newark riots--the first one by angry slum dwellers, the second the savage retaliation by the foreces of 'law and order.' Telling a story like this one took astonishing courage and industry. Ron Porambo's book is simply a monument to investigative journalism"-Rick Perlstein, author of Before the Storm
The definitive account of the buildup, chaos, and aftermath of one of the worst urban riots in US history: the 1967 Newark riots. Being re-issued on the fortieth anniversary of the devastating event, No Cause For Indictment is a must-read to understand issues still facing urban America: poverty, political corruption, and racism.
Forty years ago, Newark's oppressed black majority erupted in revolt and were ruthlessly put down by the police and National Guard units. When other reporters were too afraid, Ronald Porambo walked the streets of Newark and took four years to research and write the whole story. Its publication resulted in two attempts on his life.
This edition includes an introduction from the editor of the original manuscript about the tumult surrounding the book's publication, and an afterword interviewing the author about the struggles he faced after publication.
About the Author:
Ronald Porambo lived in Newark and was a journalist at several New York City-area newspapers, including The Elizabeth Daily Journal in New Jersey. No Cause for Indictment grew out of a series he wrote for this paper, and it took him four years of research to finish the book.
About the author of the Foreword:
Warren Sloat helped edit the final manuscript of No Cause For Indictment. He is the author of A Battle for the Soul of New York and 1929. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
About the author of the Afterword:
Fred Bruning was a reporter for Newsweek and Newsday. He lives in Huntington, New York.