In a July 16, 1967 file photo, top, churchgoers pass a National Guard roadblock in Newark, N.J., in front of the St. James A.M.E. Church during the Newark riots. In a June 16, 2017 photo, bottom, a man walks past the same spot 50 years later. The 1967 Newark riots were a major civil disturbance that occurred in the city of Newark, New Jersey between July 12 and July 17, 1967. The four days of rioting, looting, and destruction left 26 dead and hundreds injured. In the period leading up to the riots, police racial profiling, redlining, and lack of opportunity in education, training, and jobs led local African-American residents to feel powerless and disenfranchised. In particular, many felt they had been largely excluded from meaningful political representation and often suffered police brutality. (Photo by AP Photo/John Duricka, top; Julio Cortez, bottom)





In a July 16, 1967 file photo, left, a National Guardsman stands atop an armored personnel carrier at a roadblock in Newark, N.J., in front of the St. James A.M.E. Church during the Newark riots. In a June 16, 2017 photo, right, the same spot is seen 50 years later. (Photo by AP Photo/John Duricka, left; Julio Cortez, right)





In a July 14, 1967 file photo, top, a crib is carried down a sidewalk at Springfield and Morris Avenues in Newark, N.J., where four days of deadly violence and looting came to be known as the Newark riots. In a June 16, 2017 photo, bottom, 50 years later, a man walks in front of a grocery store in the same spot where small business once stood. (Photo by AP Photo/John Duricka, top; Julio Cortez, bottom)





In a July 14, 1967 file photo, top, National Guardsmen stand at the corner of Springfield Avenue and Mercer Street in Newark, N.J., where four days of deadly violence and looting came to be known as the Newark riots. In a June 16, 2017 photo, bottom, men walk past the same corner 50 years later with greenery where buildings once stood. (Photo by AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, top; Julio Cortez, bottom)





In a July 15, 1967 file photo, top, firefighters direct streams of water onto a burning building at the corner of Prince and Court Streets in Newark, N.J., where four days of deadly violence and looting came to be known as the Newark riots. In a June 16, 2017 photo, bottom, 50 years later, a woman carries her clothes past a ball field in the lot on the same corner where the burning building once stood. (Photo by AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, top; Julio Cortez, bottom)





In a July 14, 1967 file photo, top, New Jersey State Police use cars for protection on Springfield Avenue as they battle snipers in Newark, N.J., where four days of deadly violence and looting came to be known as the Newark riots. In a June 16, 2017 photo, bottom, a man crosses the street in the same spot 50 years later. (Photo by AP Photo/File, top; Julio Cortez, bottom)





In a July 14, 1967 file photo, left, firefighters battle a blaze on Broad Street near Branford Place in Newark, N.J., where four days of deadly violence and looting came to be known as the Newark riots. In a June 16, 2017 photo, right, people stand outside retail stores at the same place 50 years later. (Photo by AP Photo/File, left; Julio Cortez, right)





In a July 14, 1967 file photo, left, National Guardsmen make their way along Market Street in Newark, N.J, after an evening of deadly rioting and looting in what came to be known as the Newark riots. In a June 16, 2017 photo, right, an ambulance drives on the same block 50 years later. (Photo by AP Photo/File, left; Julio Cortez, right)





In a July 17, 1967 file photo, top, a National Guard truck rolls alone along Orange Avenue in Newark, N.J., as troops prepare to leave the city after four days of deadly violence and looting that came to be known as the Newark riots. In a June 16, 2017 photo, bottom, women stroll under umbrellas on the same stretch of street 50 years later. (Photo by AP Photo/Harry Harris, top; Julio Cortez, bottom)