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    • Chapter 2: 1950-1960
      • African American Migration, Pt. 2
      • Culture of Political Activism in Newark (1940s-50s)
      • The Black Vote and the Commission Form of Government
      • Electing the first Black Power Leader
      • The New Black Political Class
    • Chapter 3: 1960-1970
      • Part 1: Black Resistance Builds
      • Part 2: Newark Rebellion
      • Part 3: New Directions in Black Politics
    • Chapter 4: 1970-1974
      • Amiri Baraka and Cultural Nationalism
      • The Transformation of the Black Freedom Movement
      • Public Housing and the Stella Wright Rent Strike
      • Puerto Rican Political Movement
      • Education and the Newark Teachers Strikes
      • Struggles for Police Reform
      • Job Training and Black Employment
      • Graft and Corruption
      • Black Business Development
      • The Newark Agreements and the NCTTC
      • Evaluating Ken Gibson’s Legacy
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The Autobiography of LeRoi Jones Excerpt

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Amina Baraka Oral History-compressed

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The Autobiography of LeRoi Jones-compressed (1)

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Carol Glassman Interview-min

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Black Power Manifesto and Resolutions-compressed

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CFUN Newsletter- Unity in the Community (On removal of Principal and Vice Principal from Robert Treat School)-min

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CFUN Educational Proposal- Experimental College-min-min

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The Meaning of Community Control

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The Cry for Black Community Control of Education in Black Communities of Newark, by Helen Means (1969)

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thumbnail of WCBS Radio Transcript of Interview with Anthony Imperiale (July 1973)

WCBS Radio Transcript of Interview with Anthony Imperiale (July 1973)

Chapter Four- Amiri Baraka and Cultural Nationalism

Excerpts from a WCBS radio interview with Anthony Imperiale, regarding his opposition to the Kawaida Towers housing project. Kawaida Towers, a high-rise housing project that Baraka planned to build in Newark’s predominantly white North Ward, was met by fierce opposition from white residents and politicians. — Credit: Seton Hall University Libraries

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