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“A Series of Blunders and Broken Promises”: IS 201 as a Turning Point

“A Series of Blunders and Broken Promises”: IS 201 as a Turning Point

“A Series of Blunders and Broken Promises”: IS 201 as a Turning Point

By Michael R. Glass

Education, Race & EthnicityGuest UserAugust 1, 2016Comment

“Can’t They Be Separated?” Italian Immigrants and Irish Workers in Gilded Age New York

“Can’t They Be Separated?” Italian Immigrants and Irish Workers in Gilded Age New York

“Can’t They Be Separated?” Italian Immigrants and Irish Workers in Gilded Age New York

By Paul Moses

Gilded Age, Business & Labor, Race & EthnicityGuest UserJuly 6, 2016 Comment

Invisible Man: Jeremiah Hamilton, the "Dark Prince" of Wall Street

Invisible Man: Jeremiah Hamilton, the "Dark Prince" of Wall Street

Invisible Man: Jeremiah Hamilton, the "Dark Prince" of Wall Street

By Shane White

Excerpts, Race & EthnicityGuest UserJune 1, 2016Comment

“Bodegas and Colmados: Dominican Vernacular Space in Washington Heights”

“Bodegas and Colmados: Dominican Vernacular Space in Washington Heights”

“Bodegas and Colmados: Dominican Vernacular Space in Washington Heights”

By Pedro A. Regalado

Manhattan, Race & EthnicityGuest UserMay 10, 2016Comment

For an Irish National Theater in New York

For an Irish National Theater in New York

For an Irish National Theater in New York

By Catherine M. Burns

Arts & Culture, Race & EthnicityGuest UserApril 26, 2016Comment

“[T]hey’re knocking down negroes ‘round here”: Public Racial Violence and Black Self-Defense in Early 20th Century NYC

“[T]hey’re knocking down negroes ‘round here”: Public Racial Violence and Black Self-Defense in Early 20th Century NYC

“[T]hey’re knocking down negroes ‘round here”: Public Racial Violence and Black Self-Defense in Early 20th Century NYC

By Douglas Flowe

Crime & Policing, Race & EthnicityGuest UserApril 12, 2016Comment

Beating Wings in Rebellion: The Ladies Literary Society Finds Equality

Beating Wings in Rebellion: The Ladies Literary Society Finds Equality

Beating Wings in Rebellion: The Ladies Literary Society Finds Equality

By Jerry Mikorenda

Race & Ethnicity, Gender & SexualityGuest UserApril 7, 2016Comment

Whose Harlem Is This, Anyway?

Whose Harlem Is This, Anyway?

Whose Harlem Is This, Anyway?

Politics, Race & Ethnicity, InterviewsGuest UserMarch 31, 2016Comment

“To be the first woman, and the first Negro, to serve in the Mayor’s Cabinet..."

“To be the first woman, and the first Negro, to serve in the Mayor’s Cabinet..."

“To be the first woman, and the first Negro, to serve in the Mayor’s Cabinet..."

By Jennifer Scanlon

Gender & Sexuality, Race & Ethnicity, Politics, ExcerptsGuest UserMarch 3, 2016Comment

Until There is Justice: Anna Arnold Hedgeman Returns to NYC

Until There is Justice: Anna Arnold Hedgeman Returns to NYC

Until There is Justice: Anna Arnold Hedgeman Returns to NYC

By Jennifer Scanlon

Race & Ethnicity, Gender & Sexuality, PoliticsGuest UserMarch 1, 2016Comment