The office of the People’s Action Group at 471 Clinton Avenue in Newark. The People’s Action Group was the name of Area Board #3 of the United Community Corporation (UCC). — Credit: Newark Public Library
Article from the Newark Sunday News covering a rent strike demonstration organized by the Clinton Hill Neighborhood Council and Newark Community Union Project (NCUP) at Clinton and Badger Avenues. The demonstrations were organized to support a rent strike by tenants to protest “rats, roaches, and ridiculous rents.” A rent strike was a tactic used by tenants to force a landlord to make repairs to a housing unit by witholding rent payment until repairs were made. — Credit: Newark Public Library
Memorandum from the Newark Police Department detailing their surveillance of a rent strike demonstration at the corner of Clinton and Badger Avenues. The demonstrations were organized to support a rent strike by tenants to protest “rats, roaches, and ridiculous rents.” A rent strike was a tactic used by tenants to force a landlord to make repairs to a housing unit by witholding rent payment until repairs were made. — Credit: Junius Williams Papers
This demonstration was organized by the Clinton Hill Neighborhood Council and Newark Community Union Project (NCUP) to protest housing conditions in Clinton Hill. The picketers supported a rent strike by tenants to protest “rats, roaches, and ridiculous rents.” A rent strike was a tactic used by tenants to force a landlord to make repairs to a housing unit by witholding rent payment until repairs were made. The photograph was marked to identify NCUP organizer, Tom Hayden. — Credit: New Jersey State Archives
Flyer distributed by the Clinton Hill Neighborhood Council and the Newark Community Union Project (NCUP) to rally support for a rent strike demonstration in August of 1964. A rent strike was a tactic used by tenants to force a landlord to make repairs to a housing unit by witholding rent payment until repairs were made. — Credit: Newark Public Library
Flyer distributed by the Clinton Hill Neighborhood Council and the Newark Community Union Project (NCUP) announcing a demonstration to protest the eviction of Mary Martin in August of 1964. Ms. Martin refused to pay rent after her landlord repeatedly failed to take care of the rats, roaches, and crumbling conditions in her apartment. Unnscrupulous landlords, like Ms. Martin’s, were slow to make repairs, but quick to evict tenants, who received little assistance from the city’s housing authorities. — Credit: Newark Public Library
Illustrations from a flyer distributed by the Clinton Hill Neighborhood Council and the Newark Community Union Project (NCUP) announcing a demonstration to protest the eviction of Mary Martin in August of 1964. Ms. Martin refused to pay rent after her landlord repeatedly failed to take care of the rats, roaches, and crumbling conditions in her apartment. Unnscrupulous landlords, like Ms. Martin’s, were slow to make repairs, but quick to evict tenants, who received little assistance from the city’s housing authorities. — Credit: Newark Public Library
“Operational Report” on the 1967 Newark rebellion submitted by the New Jersey National Guard to the National Guard Bureau. The report includes a summary of National Guard actions and activities, along with “lessons learned in this operation.” This report was submitted to the Governor’s Select Commission on Civil Disorders as well. — Credit: New Jersey State Archives
