The Newark 40th Anniversary Commemorative Committee
"The group, self named "The Big Bad Committee, formed to discuss the progress Newark has made in response to the events of 1967 and to coordinate programs and events that are planned in observance of this 40th anniversary. The committee sees this as an opportunity to engage in activities, exhibitions, performances, and programs that commemorate the past, affirm the present, and envision the future, through the many voices that are connected to Newark."
Linda Caldwell Epps
photo by Marylou Tibaldo-Bongiorno
Clement Alexander Price is Board of Governors Distinguished Service Professor of History and Director of the Institute on Ethnicity, Culture, and the Modern Experience, Rutgers University, Newark Campus. The recipient of many awards, he is the foremost authority on the black New Jersey past.
Linda Caldwell Epps serves as the President and CEO of the New Jersey Historical Society. She is nationally recognized for creating and implementing diversity programs and has served as consultant for the Ford Foundation-funded initiative of the American Association of Colleges and Universities, Diversity, Democracy, and Liberal Learning.
"The group sees this as an opportunity and obligation for civic institutions to help the city and indeed, the nation better understand what happened here and the complicated legacies of that era. We hope these commemorative events will enrich Newark's civic culture, acknowledge the emotional impact of 1967, and shed light on Newark's progress beyond 1967."
Clement Alexander Price
The 40th Anniversary Committee was established to help coordinate programs and events commemorating the deadly civil disturbance, that took place in Newark, in 1967, claiming the lives of 26 people.