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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
Temple of Kawaida Press Release (March 20, 1973)
Press release issued by Amiri Baraka’s Temple of Kawaida on March 20, 1973 describing the various individuals and organizations that opposed the construction of 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)
Statement of James Walker at Medical School Blight Hearings (June 13, 1967)-ilovepdf-compressed
Transcript of James Walker’s comments to the Central Planning Board on June 13, 1967 during the “blight hearings.” These public hearings were held to determine if areas in the Central Ward were “blighted” so that the lands could be taken by eminent domain for the construction of the New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry. –Credit: Newark Public Library
Transcript of Komozi Woodard Interview with Honey Ward-ilovepdf-compressed
Transcript of an oral history interview of Eulis “Honey” Ward conducted by Komozi Woodard in 1986. Ward reflects on growing up in Newark, his involvement in city politics, and his experiences with struggles for Black liberation in the city. –Credit: Komozi Woodard
Transcript of Earl Harris Statement at Blight Hearings (June 13, 1967)-ilovepdf-compressed
Transcript of Earl Harris’s comments to the Central Planning Board on June 13, 1967 during the “blight hearings.” These public hearings were held to determine if areas in the Central Ward were “blighted” so that the lands could be taken by eminent domain for the construction of the New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry. –Credit: Newark Public Library
Committee Against Negro and Puerto Rican Removal Press Release, Nov 27, 1967- Telegram sent to Weaver demanding cessation of all urban renewal programs in Newark
Press release from the Committee Against Negro and Puerto Rican Removal, led by Louise Epperson, Eulis “Honey” Ward, and Harry Wheeler, announcing a telegram sent to Robert C. Weaver of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to demand the cessation of all urban renewal projects in Newark. — Credit: Junius Williams Collection
Louise Epperson (1970)
Photograph of Louise Epperson from 1970. Mrs. Epperson, chair of the Committee Against Negro and Puerto Rican Removal, was instrumental in organizing opposition to the plans for a medical school in the Central Ward that would have displaced thousands of Black and Puerto Rican residents. — Credit: Newark Public Library
Agreements Reached Between Community and Government Negotiators Regarding UMDNJ and Related Matters (As Amended)- April 30, 1968-ilovepdf-compressed
The infamous “Medical School Agreement” reached between representatives of Newark’s Black and Puerto Rican communities and government officials regarding the proposed College of Medicine and Dentistry in the city’s Central Ward. The Newark Area Planning Association (NAPA) and the Committee Against Negro and Puerto Rican Removal represented the city’s poor Black and Puerto Rican communities and led the charge to develop an alternate plan for the College of Medicine and Dentistry that would have originally displaced approximately 20,000 Black and Puerto Rican residents of the Central Ward. — Credit: Junius Williams Collection
Junius Williams Notes on Goals and Tactics (Jan. 21, 1968)
Notes taken by Junius Williams, head of the Newark Area Planning Association (NAPA), on goals and tactics for negotiating the Medical School Agreement in 1968. NAPA and the Committee Against Negro and Puerto Rican Removal led the charge to develop an alternate plan for the College of Medicine and Dentistry that would have originally displaced approximately 20,000 Black and Puerto Rican residents of the Central Ward. — Credit: Junius Williams Collection
