Inside Newark: Decline, Rebellion, and the Search for Transformation

by Robert Curvin

Book Overview

For decades, leaders in Newark, New Jersey, have claimed their city is about to return to its vibrant past. How accurate is this prediction? Is Newark on the verge of revitalization? Robert Curvin, who was one of New Jersey's outstanding civil rights leaders, examines the city, chronicling its history, politics, and culture. Throughout the pages of Inside Newark, Curvin approaches his story both as an insider who is rooting for Newark...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813565715
• ISBN13: 9780813565712
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary