Press release from organizers of the National Conference on Black Power providing a summary and analysis of the four day conference in Newark. The Black Power Conference began just days after the 1967 Newark Rebellion had come to a close and brought a wide array of national Civil Rights and Black Power leaders to Newark. — Credit: Newark Public Library
Fundraising letter from Ulysses Blakeley to solicit funds and participation for the National Conference on Black Power, to be held in Newark from July 20-23, 1967. — Credit: Newark Public Library
Attendance lists and member rosters from meetings of the planning committee for the Black and Puerto Rican Convention. The wide array of individuals and organizations that participated in the Convention’s planning can be seen by scrolling through these lists. The Convention was organized to formally select the “Community’s Choice” for Mayor and City Council in the 1970 election.
