Emergency Memo on Barringer HS Incident from Daniel Anthony to Addonizio- Jul 3, 1963

Press release from Newark Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Executive Director, Dan Anthony, announcing that after a six-hour hearing the Commission had “found discrimination in the employment patterns of the workforce at Barringer High School.” Mayor Addonizio had tasked the Commission with conducting an investigation to determine if hiring discrimination existed within the building and construction industries in the city. — Credit: Newark Public Library