Negro Group Backs Charter (October 28, 1953)
Clipping from an unmarked newspaper on October 28, 1953 covering the support of the New Jersey Negro Labor Council for a “Yes” vote on the Newark charter referendum. — Credit:
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Chart of Government Organization Under Charter Commission Plan (August, 1953)
“Here is proposed structure of Newark’s government under plan recommended by Charter Commission. Dotted lines indicate method of appointment of independent bodies or officials.” — Credit: Newark Public Library
Map of Newark Wards (1954)
Map of Newark Wards as approved by Ward Commissioners on January 5, 1954. The original ward lines were re-drawn after African American leaders, including Tim Still and Larry Coggins, protested the boundaries that made Black voters a minority in the Central Ward and fought to have the ward lines changed. — Credit: Newark Public Library
Map of Possible Ward Lines, Newark Charter Commission (Newark Sunday News, August 2, 1953)
Map of possible ward lines under the mayor council plan drawn up by the Newark Charter Commission in August, 1953. Some of the city’s African American leadership, including Tim Still and Larry Coggins, protested these boundaries that made Black voters a minority in the Central Ward and fought to have the ward lines changed. — Credit: Newark Public Library
A Brighter Day Within Reach (Newark Evening News, Nov. 2, 1953)
Political cartoon from the Newark Evening News in 1953 about Newark’s proposed charter change from a commission form of government to a strong mayor form. — Credit: Newark Public Library
