Headline from a flyer distributed by the Clinton Hill Neighborhood Council announcing a picket at the Fifth Precinct on June 29, 1964. The protest was planned in response to insulting remarks made by police to residents of Hunterdon Street after they requested fair treatment and better service by police in their neighborhood. — Credit: Newark Public Library
Newsletter of the Clinton Hill Neighborhood Council, an organization active in struggles against discrimination in areas such as urban renewal, police misconduct, and unemployment. In a short blurb, the newsletter reports on a picket of the Fifth Precinct on June 29, 1964 to “demand changes in local police procedures.” — Credit: Newark Public Library
Photograph of a protest outside the Fifth Precinct on June 29, 1964. The protest was planned in response to insulting remarks made by police to residents of Hunterdon Street after they requested fair treatment and better service by police in their neighborhood. Marked with an “X” is Felix Neal, a prominent Jersey City Lawyer. — Credit: NJ State Archives
Flyer distributed by the Clinton Hill Neighborhood Council announcing a picket at the Fifth Precinct on June 29, 1964. The protest was planned in response to insulting remarks made by police to residents of Hunterdon Street after they requested fair treatment and better service by police in their neighborhood. — Credit: Newark Public Library
Excerpt from the testimony of community leader Harry Wheeler before the Governor’s Select Commission on Civil Disorder on December 8, 1967. In this excerpt, Mr. Wheeler discusses the abusive practices of the Newark Police Department and describes a particular instance when he was accosted by Newark police officers. — Credit: Rutgers University Digital Legal Library Repository
Newspaper photos of Mayor Addonizio’s “inspection tour of ‘slum pockets” in Central Ward and Clinton Hill neighborhoods. Addonizio was prompted to personally inspect housing conditions after the Clinton Hill Neighborhood Council and Newark Community Union Project held rent strike demonstrations in the city that week. — Credit: Newark Public Library
Clipping from an unmarked newspaper covering Mayor Addonizio’s “inspection tour of ‘slum pockets” in Central Ward and Clinton Hill neighborhoods. Addonizio was prompted to personally inspect housing conditions after the Clinton Hill Neighborhood Council and Newark Community Union Project held rent strike demonstrations in the city that week. — Credit: Newark Public Library
Transcript of an interview with Stanley Wesolowski, owner of Newspapers Kronika, conducted by staff of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1940. The WPA employed millions during the Great Depression through projects such as ethnological surveys of major cities like Newark. — Credit: New Jersey State Archives
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
Summary of the fatal shooting of Hattie Gainer by State Troopers on July 15, as reported to the Washington Post by Hollie West. — Credit: Junius Williams Papers
