columbus homes
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
The 60 Day Interim Rent Strike Settlement (May 31, 1973)
Statement summarizing the progress and developments following a temporary settlement agreement reached by the Newark Housing Authority and the striking tenants of Newark’s public housing projects during the Stella Wright Rent Strike. The agreement was reached in April 1973, but quickly fell through after the NHA failed to uphold their end of the bargain. The document also includes a copy of the 60-day agreement. — Credit: Seton Hall University Libraries
Operation Understanding Newsletter on Stella Wright Rent Strike (June 1973)
Press release on the Stella Wright Rent Strike, issued in June 1973 by Operation Understanding. Operation Understanding was an interracial community organization of suburban and urban residents founded after the 1967 rebellion to address problems in Newark. — Credit: Seton Hall University Libraries
Artist Rendering of the Columbus Homes, 1953
An artist’s rendering of the Christopher Columbus Homes on 7th Avenue in the North Ward from 1953. The project, consisting of eight high-rise towers, was opened in 1955 and demolished in 1994. — Credit: Newark Public Library
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