Queen of Angels was built between 1854 and 1861 and was Newark's first African-American Catholic parish, becoming such in 1926. Its original 1930 building was destroyed in 1958, and the parish relocated, taking over a space at a church once known as St. Peter's. It also had a parochial school under the same name. During the
Civil Rights Movement,
Martin Luther King Jr. held meetings at the church for the
Poor People's Campaign and the church also helped organized a march for racial harmony after his assassination. The church was slated for demolition in 2014 and demolished in 2016. == See also ==