Cover of East Harlem Remembered Oral Histories Of Community And Diversity

Book 2012

East Harlem Remembered Oral Histories Of Community And Diversity

3 readers

Publisher
McFarland & Company
Language
English
Published
2012
  • Oral history
  • Social life and customs
  • Cultural pluralism
  • Community life
  • Biography
  • History

"In this oral history, residents chronicle the history of East Harlem over the course of the twentieth century and beyond. They recount the early days, the post-World War II public housing, departure of Eastern European inhabitants, growth of Latino and African American populations, spirited 1960s, urban blight of the 1980s, and more recent resurgence and gentrification"--Provided by publisher.