CORE Flyer- Negro Community Supports Newark Teachers Union (Dec 4, 1965)
Flyer distributed by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) to encourage support for the Newark Teachers Union strike in December, 1965. — Credit: Newark Public Library
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Leo Carlin Opening Campaign Statement (Feb 17, 1966)
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
Hugh Addonizio Campaign Brochure (1962)
Campaign brochure for Hugh Addonizio’s 1962 mayoral campaign in Newark. Addonizio ran against the incumbent, Leo Carlin, that year after serving fourteen years as a Congressman. — Credit: Newark Public Library
Mayor Addonizio Campaign Brochure (1966)
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
Ken Gibson Comments on Gov Commission Report
Draft article by Newark Evening News reporter Doug Eldridge describing Ken Gibson’s comments on the report issued by the Governor’s Select Commission on Civil Disorders. Gibson, a member of Newark’s Business Industrial Coordinating Council (BICC) and 1966 mayoral candidate, became the first African-American mayor of Newark in 1970. — Credit: Newark Public Library
