Protestors Clash Over Kawaida Towers

Groups of demonstrators are separated by Newark Police officers and fences during a protest over the construction of the Kawaida Towers in the North Ward. Kawaida Towers, a communal public housing project conceived by Amiri Baraka, was met with fierce opposition in the predominantly white North Ward where it was supposed to be constructed. — Credit: Amiri Baraka Papers, Columbia University Libraries