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Episode 1: Newark
Chapter 1: Pre-1950s
African Americans
Puritans
Native Americans
Puerto Ricans
Polish
Jews
Italians
Germans
Greeks
Chinese
Irish
Portuguese
Russians
Chapter 2: 1950-1960
African American Migration, Pt. 2
Culture of Political Activism in Newark (1940s-50s)
The Black Vote and the Commission Form of Government
Electing the first Black Power Leader
The New Black Political Class
Chapter 3: 1960-1970
Part 1: Black Resistance Builds
Part 2: Newark Rebellion
Part 3: New Directions in Black Politics
Chapter 4: 1970-1974
Amiri Baraka and Cultural Nationalism
The Transformation of the Black Freedom Movement
Public Housing and the Stella Wright Rent Strike
Puerto Rican Political Movement
Education and the Newark Teachers Strikes
Struggles for Police Reform
Job Training and Black Employment
Graft and Corruption
Black Business Development
The Newark Agreements and the NCTTC
Evaluating Ken Gibson’s Legacy
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Chapter 1: Pre-1950s
African Americans
Chinese
Germans
Greeks
Irish
Italians
Jews
Native Americans
Polish
Portuguese
Puerto Ricans
Puritans
Russians
Chapter 2: 1950 - 1960
African American Migration, Pt. 2
Culture of Political Activism in Newark (1940s-50s)
Electing the first Black Power Leader
The Black Vote and the Commission Form of Government
The New Black Political Class
Chapter 3: 1960 - 1970
Electoral Politics
Part 1
Civil Rights and Electoral Politics
Education
Employment
Housing
Policing
The War on Poverty
Urban Renewal
Welfare Rights
Part 2
Actors
The Community
The Government
The Police
Interpretations
Outcomes and Impacts
Predictions
The Spark
Victims
Part 3
Black Organization of Students
Black Power/White Backlash
Route 75
The Black and Puerto Rican Convention
The Black Power Conference
The Election of Ken Gibson
The Medical School Negotiations
The United Brothers and CFUN
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