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Temple of Kawaida- Chronology of Kawaida Towers (1973)
Timeline of events during the struggle over the construction of Kawaida Towers, compiled by Amiri Baraka’s Temple of Kawaida. The timeline spans from 1971-1973 and covers the major conflicts over Kawaida Towers, the proposed public housing project in the predominantly white North Ward. — Credit: The Black Power Movement, Pt. 1 (microfilm)
Temple of Kawaida Press Release- Tindall Conspires Against Black Unity (March 9, 1973)
Press release issued by Amiri Baraka’s Temple of Kawaida on March 9, 1973 criticizing Daniel Tindall for his statements about Kawaida Towers. Tindall had wrongfully criticized Kawaida Towers, a high-rise housing project that Baraka planned to build in Newark’s predominantly white North Ward, for not having a Black architect design the building. Majenzi Kuumba, a Black architect, worked on the design of the project. — Credit: The Black Power Movement, Pt. 1 (microfilm)
Unity and Struggle (V 3, No 10 October 1974)
Volume 3, Number 10 of Unity and Struggle, the national newspaper of the Congress of Afrikan People (CAP), published in October 1974. Unity and Struggle was one of several media outlets developed by Amiri Baraka to promote Black cultural nationalism in Newark and the nation. — Credit: NYU Tamiment Library
Unity and Struggle (V 3, No 5 May 1974)
Volume 3, Number 5 of Unity and Struggle, the national newspaper of the Congress of Afrikan People (CAP), published in May 1974. Unity and Struggle was one of several media outlets developed by Amiri Baraka to promote Black cultural nationalism in Newark and the nation. — Credit: NYU Tamiment Library
Black NewArk (V 2, No 9 September 1973)
Volume 2, Number 9 of Black NewArk, the local newspaper of the Committee For Unified Newark (CFUN), published in September 1973. Black NewArk was one of several media outlets developed by Amiri Baraka to promote Black cultural nationalism in Newark and the nation. — Credit: NYU Tamiment Library
Newark Police Department Memo (July 17, 1967)
Memo from the Newark Police Department regarding attempts to “organize white citizens against Negroes in the city.” The organization, known as Loyal Americans for Law and Order (LALO), was formed during the 1967 Newark rebellion by a man named Don Gottwerth. The organization supported the police, most notably in the campaign for a police canine corps immediately after the rebellion.
Imperiale denies plan to disband his followers (Star-Ledger June 13, 1968)
Article from The Star-Ledger covering the demands of Governor Hughes that North Ward vigilante Anthony Imperiale disband his followers. Imperiale and his North Ward Citizens Committee gained notoreity for the cache of weapons, including an armored car, that they claimed to have and for giving voice to white fears and resentment after the 1967 Newark rebellion.
Flyer- North Ward Citizens Committee
Flyer distributed by the North Ward Citizens Committee celebrating the rejection of a police review board by city officials. This struggle over a police review board raged throughout the 1960s and was one of the most racially polarizing issues in Newark. Anythony Imperiale and his North Ward Citizens Committee advocated for “law and order,” by rallying for a police canine corps and against the review board.
Anthony Imperiale (1969)
Photograph of North Ward vigilante and politician Anthony Imperiale holding a firearm. Imperiale and his North Ward Citizens Committee gained notoreity for the cache of weapons, including an armored car, that they claimed to have and for giving voice to white fears and resentment after the 1967 Newark rebellion.
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