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)