·         Reverse Discrimination: Includesinformation about the 1978 U.S. Supreme Court decision Regents of the University of California v. Bakke. The court ordered the university to admit a white student who had sued for reverse discrimination, but upheld the constitutionality of affirmative action. This folder also contains a 1997 Star-Ledger series on the 30th anniversary of the Newark riots, articles from the 1990s on discrimination in New Jersey and nationwide, and clippings on a 1976 New Jersey Supreme Court ruling outlawing quotas to remedy discrimination. There is also a Star-Ledger clipping on a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court decision outlawing “setaside programs” for public contracts.

This collection consists of the correspondence, wri tings, and reports of community activist Gus Heningburg. There are original photographs documenting his professional and family life, including studio portrait photographs. There are also photographs of general Newark locations and events, including images of Newark International Airport. Many of the materials pertain to The Greater Newark Urban Coalition, which was led by Heningburg. There are check stub booklets, meeting minutes, correspondence, and reports that document the activities of this organization from the late 1960s through the 1980s. There is ephemera from Newark organizations and events, including flyers and brochures.

Much of the collection contains documents that cover issues of racial discrimination, urban and poverty issues, crime, bi-lingual education, minority employment, housing and thejustice system. There is a folder of materials pertaining to the Stella Wright Homes Tenant Strike of 1974. A significant portion of the collection contains newspaper clippings that cover a variety of Newark events and organizations, including the Newark Construction Trades Training Corporation, Newark Love Festival of 1969, and the Newark Teachers Strike of 1971 as well as more general state and federal issues.