Sharpe James Interview 1

Part One of a two-part interview with former Mayor of Newark Sharpe James in which he discusses his migration to Newark from Jacksonville, Florida when he was nine years old in 1945. Interview details his ascent through local politics and his reflections on race relations, education and the City of NewarkIn/out timestamps and clip/story labelsThumbnail image, "Portrait of Councilman Sharpe James," Photographer unknown. Undated. Photo Courtesy of the Newark Public Librar