stella wright rent strike
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
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
News and Views of Anthony Imperiale (1973)
Article written by State Assemblyman Anthony Imperiale, in which he explains his opposition to the Kawaida Towers housing project. 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: Seton Hall University Libraries
Transcript of Court Proceedings Against Toby Henry and Tom Comerford (Jan 31, 1973)
Transcript of court proceedings during the trial of Stella Wright Rent Strike leaders Toby Henry and Rev. Thomas Comerford. The two tenant leaders were found guilty of contempt of court for re-distributing withheld rent back to tenants, rather than turning it over to the Newark Housing Authority which had failed to make repairs to the buildings. Henry and Comerford were sentenced to 45 days. — Credit: Seton Hall University Libraries
The New Stella Wright Handbook (1975)
Handbook for residents of the Stella Wright Homes, issued in 1975 following the settlement of the Stella Wright Rent Strike. The handbook includes a copy of the 1974 agreement, as well as diagrams of the organizational structure of the Stella Wright Tenant Association. — Credit: Seton Hall University Libraries
The 60 Day Interim Rent Strike Settlement (May 31, 1973)
Statement summarizing the progress and developments following a temporary settlement agreement reached by the Newark Housing Authority and the striking tenants of Newark’s public housing projects during the Stella Wright Rent Strike. The agreement was reached in April 1973, but quickly fell through after the NHA failed to uphold their end of the bargain. The document also includes a copy of the 60-day agreement. — Credit: Seton Hall University Libraries
Operation Understanding Newsletter- Concerned Citizens Committee for the Stella Wright Homes
Press release on the Stella Wright Rent Strike, issued by Operation Understanding’s Concerned Citizens Committee for the Stella Wright Homes. 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
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