#OtD 1 Sep 1974 Puerto Rican attendees at a Labour Day event in Newark, New Jersey rioted against police after years of brutality, as well as poor living and economic standards. The police department mobilized virtually its entire 1,500-member force https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8161/newark-puerto-rican-riots?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon