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Statement of Louis Danzig to NJ Committee on Civil Rights (June 29, 1966)
Statement made by Newark Housing Authority director, Louis Danzig, before the New Jersey Committee on Civil Rights on June 29, 1966. In his statement, Danzig offered his views on the state of public housing in Newark as it related to the civil rights of the city’s Black populations. — Credit: City of Newark Archives and Record Management
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
The Negro in Essex Series (Newark Evening News, 1956)-ilovepdf-compressed
A series of articles from the Newark Evening News in 1956 titled “The Negro in Essex.” The series of articles drew upon the results of a survey the paper conducted in an attempt to call attention to issues of discrimination, segregation, and inequality faced by Newark’s African American communities. — Credit: Newark Public Library
-Cotton Pickers in Northern Counties,- by Helen B. Pendleton (Excerpt)
Article from Survey magazine describing the challenges faced by African American migrants in Newark during the First Great Migration. — Credit: Stanford History Education Group
-Penalties of Migration-
Article from The Atlanta Constitution describing the migration of African Americans from the South to Newark and the troubles faced in the North. — Credit: Stanford History Education Group
Vanguard Democrats Leaflet- The Riot was not in Vain, July 22, 1967
Leaflet distributed by the Vanguard Democrats, a progressive political organization in Newark, on July 22, 1967. The leaflet proclaims, “We must not allow the magnificent demonstration of UNITY by the oppressed people in the ghetto to be wasted,” and provides a list of objectives for Black political, social, and economic empowerment. — Credit: Junius Williams Papers
Press Release- NAACP Aids Victims Of Riot in Newark (July 22,1967)
Press release from the NAACP on July 22, 1967 with commentary from Roy Wilkins and details of the efforts of the organization to assist community members during the Newark rebellion. — Credit: Newark Public Library
