Article from the Newark Evening News detailing the history of segregated schools in the city. The Commerce Street Colored School, the last of Newark’s segregated schools, was disbanded in 1909. — Credit: Newark Public Library
Article from the Newark Evening News detailing the history of segregated schools in the city. The Commerce Street Colored School, the last of Newark’s segregated schools, was disbanded in 1909. — Credit: Newark Public Library
The State Street Public School was built in 1845 as a school for Newark’s free Black communities. — Credit: James Amemasor
The State Street Public School was built in 1845 as a school for Newark’s free Black communities. — Credit: James Amemasor
