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The Newark Redevelopment and Housing Authority 1974 Annual Report
Annual Report of the Newark Redevelopment and Housing Authority from 1974. The Authority was responsible for managing Newark’s public housing projects and urban renewal projects. — Credit: Rutgers University Libraries
Dr. Hilda Hidalgo Way Sign
In 2010, the City of Newark renamed the intersection of University Avenue and New Street, on the campus of Rutgers University, in honor of Dr. Hilda Hidalgo.
Proposal for Newark Convention Committee-ilovepdf-compressed
In this draft proposal for the 1969 Black and Puerto Rican Convention, the planning committee describes the purpose of the Convention and explains the need for Black and Puerto Rican political power in the city. The Convention was organized by an array of inviduals and organizations in Newark to formally select the “Community’s Choice” for Mayor and City Council in the 1970 election.
Invitation to Attend a Meeting of the Planning Committee for the Black and Puerto Rican Political Convention (July 7, 1969)
Letter from John Bugg, James Pawley, and Robert Curvin, on behalf of the planning committee for the Black and Puerto Rican Convention. The Convention’s planning committee sought participation in the planning process from a variety of individuals and organizations in Newark. The Convention was organized to formally select the “Community’s Choice” for Mayor and City Council in the 1970 election.
Urban Renewal and Civil Rights, by Stanley B. Winters-ilovepdf-compressed
In this essay, Stanley Winters, a veteran organizer in the Clinton Hill neighborhood, describes the interrelated nature of urban renewal politics and struggles for civil rights. Because the vast majority of urban renewal policy makers were white, Black and Puerto Rican communities had little representation in projects that they were disproportionately impacted by. Winters also argues that urban renewal projects were being utilized for the benefit of business interests, rather than community interests.
Pickets Stride at Sunrise (NJ Afro-American, May 30, 1964) copy
Article from the New Jersey Afro-American covering demonstrations at the construction site of the Rutgers University Law Building in 1964. Various civil rights organizations, including the NAACP, CORE, Americans for Democratic Action (ADA), and Puerto Rican populations protested the $2.5 million project that employed no Black or Puerto Rican workers. — Credit: New Jersey Afro-American
Photo of False Floor in 70 Warren Street (Newark Sunday Call Oct 3, 1937)
A look inside the house at 70 Warrent Street where Jacob King and his family lived and harbored “fugitive slaves” travelling North on the Underground Railroad. — Credit: Newark Sunday Call
Photo of Escape Hatch at 70 Warren Street (Newark Sunday Call Oct 3, 1937)
A look inside the house at 70 Warrent Street where Jacob King and his family lived and harbored “fugitive slaves” travelling North on the Underground Railroad. — Credit: Newark Sunday Call
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