1908-2002
Louise Epperson was key in the protests against UMDNJ in the 1960s & helped negotiate the Medical School Agreements. She was also the first African American appointed to the Board of Health & helped elect Mayor Gibson and Irvine Turner. Photo from Newark Public Library.
Bibliography
“Over My Dead Body” Newest Americans
E-15 Epperson, Louise, Newark News Morgue, Newark Public Library
Star Ledger coverage
Digitized material from library (second link) including oral history