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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 Komozi Woodard Interview with Honey Ward-ilovepdf-compressed
Transcript of an oral history interview of Eulis “Honey” Ward conducted by Komozi Woodard in 1986. Ward reflects on growing up in Newark, his involvement in city politics, and his experiences with struggles for Black liberation in the city. –Credit: Komozi Woodard
Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company, 1909
The Krueger brewery was one of Newark’s many German-owned breweries, which took advantage of some of the purest water on the East Coast and employed many German immigrants. — Credit:
Krueger Delivery Truck
Unmarked photo of a Krueger Delivery Truck. The Krueger brewery was one of Newark’s many German-owned breweries, which took advantage of some of the purest water on the East Coast and employed many German immigrants. — Credit:
German Krueger Bowling Team, 1908
A 1908 photograph of Newark’s German Krueger bowling team. The Krueger brewery was one of Newark’s many German-owned breweries, which took advantage of some of the purest water on the East Coast and employed many German immigrants. — Credit: Newark Public Library
Germantown, 19th Century
Artist’s rendering of Newark’s Germantown in the 19th Century. Germans began arriving in Newark in the late 1840s and settled in an area northwest of downtown Newark, before later settling along Springfield and Clinton Avenues in what is now Irvington. — Credit: Newark Public Library
Timeline of Germans in Newark- Apr 15, 1936
Timeline of German immigration and development in Newark, as compiled by Works Progress Administration (WPA) staff in the 1930s. The WPA employed millions during the Great Depression through projects such as ethnological surveys of major cities like Newark. — Credit: New Jersey State Archives
Newark and its German Element- WPA Report, July 10, 1939
Report on German populations of Newark, as compiled by Works Progress Administration (WPA) staff in the 1930s. The WPA employed millions during the Great Depression through projects such as ethnological surveys of major cities like Newark. — Credit: New Jersey State Archives
Crossed Sea to Newark in 1862- Newark Evening News, Oct 26
This article from the Newark Evening News covers the reflections of German immigrant, Mrs. Barbara Becker, on her immigration from Germany to Newark in 1862. — Credit: New Jersey State Archives
