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Statement of Louis Danzig to NJ Committee on Civil Rights (June 29, 1966)
Statement made by Newark Housing Authority director, Louis Danzig, before the New Jersey Committee on Civil Rights on June 29, 1966. In his statement, Danzig offered his views on the state of public housing in Newark as it related to the civil rights of the city’s Black populations. — Credit: City of Newark Archives and Record Management
Transcript of Court Proceedings Against Toby Henry and Tom Comerford (Jan 31, 1973)
Transcript of court proceedings during the trial of Stella Wright Rent Strike leaders Toby Henry and Rev. Thomas Comerford. The two tenant leaders were found guilty of contempt of court for re-distributing withheld rent back to tenants, rather than turning it over to the Newark Housing Authority which had failed to make repairs to the buildings. Henry and Comerford were sentenced to 45 days. — Credit: Seton Hall University Libraries
Institute of Social Relations Press Release on Stella Wright Rent Strike (Feb 6, 1974)
Press release on the Stella Wright Rent Strike, issued by the Archdiocese of Newark’s Institute of Social Relations on February 6, 1974. In the release, the Institute of Social Relations demanded Mayor Ken Gibson take action to prevent the shutdown of Stella Wright Homes. — Credit: Seton Hall University Libraries
Newark Police Dept Report on Willie Wright (Capt Charles Kinney)
Report submitted by Newark Police Captain Charles Kinney, regarding his “Investigation Into Possible Criminal Conspiracy During Riots of July 1967.” Wright was one of several figures under surveillance from the Newark Police Department before and after the 1967 Newark Rebellion. The report relied mostly on word-of-mouth accounts from informants, with little hard evidence to support its allegations. — Credit: Seton Hall University Libraries
Willie Wright Leads Tour of Central Ward, 5
Willie Wright (left) leads a group of Newark businessmen on a tour of the city’s Central Ward in 1968. Wright, head of the United Afro-American Association, led tours of the Central Ward to demonstrate the conditions faced by its predominantly Black residents, and to promote investment in the area. — Credit: Newark Public Library
