politics
Flyer- Theodore Pinckney for Newark NAACP President (Dec 10, 1964)
Flyer from Ted Pinckney’s campaign for president of the Newark chapter of the NAACP in 1964. The 1964 election was a highly contentious one, as civil rights activists fought against the influence that Mayor Hugh Addonizio and the Essex County Democratic Party had over the organization. — Credit: Newark Public Library
Temple of Kawaida Press Release (1972)
Press release issued by Amiri Baraka’s Temple of Kawaida in late 1972 announcing the ruling of Judge Irwin Kimmelman in favor of tax abatement for Kawaida Towers. Kawaida Towers, a high-rise housing project that Baraka planned to build in Newark’s predominantly white North Ward, was met by fierce opposition from white residents and politicians. — Credit: The Black Power Movement, Pt. 1 (microfilm)
George Richardson, Dennis Carey, and Honey Ward
(L-R) George Richardson, Dennis Carey, and Eulis “Honey” Ward pose for a photo in the 1960s. — Credit: Newark Public Library
Committee For Unified Newark Pamphlet (1972)
Pamphlet distributed by the Committee For Unified Newark (CFUN) in 1972, outlining the major programs, projects, teachings, and ideologies of the organization. CFUN was a cultural nationalist organization established in 1968 by Amiri Baraka aimed at achieving Black political power in Newark. — Credit: The Black Power Movement, Pt. 1 (microfilm)
Flyer for Congress of Afrikan People Events (1975)
Flyer for upcoming events sponsored by the Congress of Afrikan People (CAP) in November 1975. The Congress of Afrikan People was founded in 1970 as a Pan-African, nationalist organization that promoted black political empowerment, with its headquarters in Newark, NJ. — Credit: Newark Public Library
United Brothers Poster
This poster for the United Brothers appeared in the April 1968 edition of Amiri Baraka’s newspaper “Black NewArk.” The United Brothers was a Black political organization formed in 1968 to build a Black United Front to gain political power in Newark and eventually elect the city’s first Black mayor in 1970.
Unity and Struggle (V 4, No 12 August-September 1975)
Volume 4, Number 12 of Unity and Struggle, the national newspaper of the Congress of Afrikan People (CAP), published in August-September 1975. Unity and Struggle was one of several media outlets developed by Amiri Baraka to promote Black cultural nationalism in Newark and the nation. — Credit: NYU Tamiment Library
Unity and Struggle (V 3, No 3 March 1974)
Volume 3, Number 3 of Unity and Struggle, the national newspaper of the Congress of Afrikan People (CAP), published in March 1974. Unity and Struggle was one of several media outlets developed by Amiri Baraka to promote Black cultural nationalism in Newark and the nation. — Credit: NYU Tamiment Library
