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Clinton Hill Bldgs Hit- Pickets March Again (Newark Sunday News Aug 23, 1964)

Article from the Newark Sunday News covering a rent strike demonstration organized by the Clinton Hill Neighborhood Council and Newark Community Union Project (NCUP) at Clinton and Badger Avenues. The demonstrations were organized to support a rent strike by tenants to protest “rats, roaches, and ridiculous rents.” A rent strike was a tactic used by tenants to force a landlord to make repairs to a housing unit by witholding rent payment until repairs were made. — Credit: Newark Public Library

Police Memo- Clinton Ave Rent Strike Demonstration (Aug 17, 1964)

Memorandum from the Newark Police Department detailing their surveillance of a rent strike demonstration at the corner of Clinton and Badger Avenues. The demonstrations were organized to support a rent strike by tenants to protest “rats, roaches, and ridiculous rents.” A rent strike was a tactic used by tenants to force a landlord to make repairs to a housing unit by witholding rent payment until repairs were made. — Credit: Junius Williams Papers

Rats, Roaches, and Ridiculous Rents Demonstration (1964)

This demonstration was organized by the Clinton Hill Neighborhood Council and Newark Community Union Project (NCUP) to protest housing conditions in Clinton Hill. The picketers supported a rent strike by tenants to protest “rats, roaches, and ridiculous rents.” A rent strike was a tactic used by tenants to force a landlord to make repairs to a housing unit by witholding rent payment until repairs were made. The photograph was marked to identify NCUP organizer, Tom Hayden. — Credit: New Jersey State Archives

Flyer- We Support Rent Strike Against Rats, Roaches, and Ridiculous Rents (CHNC Aug 15, 1964)

Flyer distributed by the Clinton Hill Neighborhood Council and the Newark Community Union Project (NCUP) to rally support for a rent strike demonstration in August of 1964. A rent strike was a tactic used by tenants to force a landlord to make repairs to a housing unit by witholding rent payment until repairs were made. — Credit: Newark Public Library

Flyer- Rats, Roaches, and Ridiculous Rents (NCUP, CHNC 1964)

Flyer distributed by the Clinton Hill Neighborhood Council and the Newark Community Union Project (NCUP) announcing a demonstration to protest the eviction of Mary Martin in August of 1964. Ms. Martin refused to pay rent after her landlord repeatedly failed to take care of the rats, roaches, and crumbling conditions in her apartment. Unnscrupulous landlords, like Ms. Martin’s, were slow to make repairs, but quick to evict tenants, who received little assistance from the city’s housing authorities. — Credit: Newark Public Library

Flyer- Rats, Roaches, and Ridiculous Rents (NCUP, CHNC 1964)_Page_1

Illustrations from a flyer distributed by the Clinton Hill Neighborhood Council and the Newark Community Union Project (NCUP) announcing a demonstration to protest the eviction of Mary Martin in August of 1964. Ms. Martin refused to pay rent after her landlord repeatedly failed to take care of the rats, roaches, and crumbling conditions in her apartment. Unnscrupulous landlords, like Ms. Martin’s, were slow to make repairs, but quick to evict tenants, who received little assistance from the city’s housing authorities. — Credit: Newark Public Library