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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 7, 1972)
Press release on the Stella Wright Rent Strike, issued on December 7, 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
Housing Complaint Action Sheet-Form (Draft)
These two forms were utilized by organizations like the Clinton Hill Neighborhood Council and Newark Community Union Project (NCUP) to document housing complaints of tenants and submit them to the city’s housing authorities. Submitting these complaints to city agencies was a way of officially documenting housing violations, but rarely compelled any action from city officials. — Credit: Junius Williams Papers
Flyer- CHNC Picket at Madison Ave School (Oct 20, 1964)
Flyer distributed by the Clinton Hill Neighborhood Council calling for a picket at the Madison Avenue School on October 20, 1964 to protest overcrowded classes. Overcrowing in classrooms was one of the most common complaints of Newark communities against the public school system that was badly in need of more buildings to accommodate its growing population. — Credit: Newark Public Library
List of Complaints of South Side High School (Newark Human Rights Commission)
List of complaints against South Side High School presented to the Newark Human Rights Commission. In their notes, one of the Commission members raises the question of whether the conditions at South Side are by “design” or by “accident.” — Credit: Newark Public Library
Need for schools, teachers spells trouble (Star Ledger Oct 9, 1962)
Article written for The Star-Ledger by Donald Malafronte on October 9, 1962 covering the need for more schools and teachers in Newark’s public schools. — Credit: The Star-Ledger
