Perry Brown* was a forty-five-year-old born in Pennsylvania, who was placed on probation after stealing coats from the building of…
Catholic churches were spread throughout Harlem, reflecting an organization that assigned each parish a particular part of the neighborhood. Unlike…
Roger Walker* was a nineteen-year old native of North Carolina and restaurant worker placed on probation after being convicted of…
Harlem in the 1920s was not well served by hospitals. One public hospital was located in the neighborhood, but continued…
In the mid-1920s, an average of almost ten people a day, including two children, suffered injuries in automobile accidents between…
Churches were the most prominent black places and institutions in Harlem. They made a powerful impression on visitors to the…
