Draft of former mayor Leo Carlin’s opening statement for his 1966 mayoral campaign against the incumbent, Hugh Addonizio, and political newcomer, Ken Gibson. Carlin attempted to run again in 1966 after being defeated by Addonizio in the 1962 election. — Credit: Newark Public Library
Campaign brochure for Mayor Addonizio’s 1966 mayoral campaign in Newark. Addonizio ran as the incumbent in the campaign against former mayor Leo Carlin and political newcomer, Ken Gibson. — Credit: Newark Public Library
Clipping from an unmarked newspaper on March 8, 1955, reporting on Councilman Irvine Turner’s calls for Mayor Carlin to appoint an African American to the Newark Housing Authority. — Credit: Newark Public Library
Pamphlet distributed by the League of Women’s Voters of Newark containing information and profiles on candidates for the 1954 Municipal Election. The 1954 elections were the first to be held under Newark’s new mayor and council form of government and resulted in the election of Newark’s first African American elected official, Irvine I. Turner. — Credit: Newark Public Library
“Neighborhood News” was the newsletter of the Clinton Hill Neighborhood Council (CHNC), formed in the early 1950s. The CHNC fought against urban renewal and for fair and equal municipal services for homeowners in the Clinton Hill section of Newark. — Credit: Newark Public Library
