Series 4a: Biographical SEE ALSO: Subseries 6b, box 13; Subseries 4b.

This subseries includes material on specific figures who served as politicians in Newark, New Jersey, and nationally. The bulk of material is clippings and fliers but event journals and other miscellaneous papers are also included. Of note, is extensive material on the career of Sharpe James, as well as material on many other important Newark figures such as Kenneth Gibson and Amiri Baraka.