Tensión entre los puertorriqueños y la policía de Camden

En agosto de 1969, dos policías golpearon brutalmente a Horacio González, residente de la ciudad de Camden, iniciando una serie de divisiones entre la comunidad puertorriqueña y la policía. A consecuencia de los disturbios, dos jóvenes murieron y la comunidad sufrió pérdidas físicas y sociales. El alcalde Nardi suspendió a los dos policías involucrados en este incidente. Como resultado, en 1976 se funda Puerto Rican Unity for Progress para organizar a la comunidad y se crea un centro comunitario.

La comunidad alrededor de Camden se involucró en las protestas. Steven Brand, vecino de Pennsauken, fue una de las víctimas de la violencia policiaca como resultado, en 1976 se funda la Puerto Rican Unity for Progress para organizar a la comunidad y se crea un centro comunitario.

Camden's surrounding communities joined in the protests. Steven Brand, from neighboring Pennsauken, was one of the victims of police brutality in the city. As a result in 1976, the Puerto Rican Unity for Progress was founded to foster community development and a community center was subsequently built.

In August 1969 two police officers brutally assaulted Horacio Gonzalez, a resident of the city of Camden, initiating a divide between the Puerto Rican community and the police. As a result of the riots, two young people were killed and the community suffered physical and social losses. Mayor Nardi suspended the two police officers involved in this incident. As a result, the Puerto Rican Unity for Progress was founded in 1976 to organize the community and create a community center.