Kawaida Towers Events, 1972-1976.

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Kawaida Towers Events, 1972-1976.

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Collection of newspaper clippings relating to Kawaida Towers events. Kawaida Towers was a project initiated by the Congress of African Peoples as an attempt to create low-income housing in Newark.

0.42 linear ft. (1 Hollinger box).

Newark Public Library, Main Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8197153

Newark Public Library, Main Library

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Newark Public Library. New Jersey Reference Division

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Congress of African Peoples

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Baraka, Amiri, 1934-2014

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Amiri Baraka was born LeRoi Jones in Newark, New Jersey, in 1934. He was educated at Rutgers and Howard Universities, graduating from the latter at the age of 19. In 1958 he founded the influential poetry magazine Yugen, which ran until 1962. His writings, including fiction, essays, and poetry, appeared in such publications as The nation, Evergreen review, Downbeat, and The floating bear. From the description of Imamu Amiri Baraka papers, 1958-1982. (University of California, Berkele...