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First Annual Report of the Relocation Review Board 1972

First Annual Report of the Relocation Review Board (1972)

First Annual Report of the Newark Relocation Review Board from 1972. The Relocation Review Board was formed as a result of the 1968 Medical School Agreements as an ombudsman and watchdog agency to prevent relocation abuses from urban renewal developments. — Credit: Barbara Kukla Papers, Newark Public Library

Operation Understanding Newsletter on Stella Wright Rent Strike (Dec 26, 1972)

Press release on the Stella Wright Rent Strike, issued on December 26, 1972 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

Kwanzaa Celebration Inside the Hekalu (502 High Street)

A view from inside the Hekalu, the headquarters of the Committee For Unified Newark, during a jazz performance to celebrate Kwanzaa. The Hekalu was a hub for political and cultural expression and nationalism, regularly hosting concerts, performances, and film screenings grounded in the politics of liberation and nationalism. — Credit: Newark Public Library

Kwanzaa Celebration Inside the Hekalu, 2 (502 High Street)

Temple B’nai Jeshurun, 783 High Street

Photograph of Temple B’nai Jeshurun, one of Newark’s many temples in the early 20th Century. — Credit: WPA Photographs, NJ State Archives

German Jews in Newark (WPA Report)

A report of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) on “German Jews in Newark.” The WPA employed millions during the Great Depression through projects such as ethnological surveys of major cities like Newark. — Credit: New Jersey State Archives

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

C-20 (After Action Report, State of NJ Dept of Defense) (1)-ilovepdf-compressed (1)

“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