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Digital Harlem v2 is live at last

February 6, 2017 Stephen Robertson Leave a comment

I’m pleased to announce the launch of Digital Harlem v2. Over the last several years Ian Johnson has been migrating our…

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Posted in: Updates

Childcare in 1920s Harlem

September 9, 2016 Stephen Robertson 1 Comment

While most employed adults travelled outside Harlem to work six days a week, children remained in the neighborhood. An Urban…

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Posted in: Maps, Places Filed under: 1920s, 1920s Harlem, African American history, baby farm, black families, Catholic, childcare, children, day nurseries, Harlem

Mapping a Riot: Harlem, 1935

April 25, 2016 Stephen Robertson Leave a comment

Cross-posted from drstephenrobertson.com On March 19, 2016, I participated in the Working Group on Interpreting the History of Race Riots…

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Posted in: Events, Maps, Presentations Filed under: 1930s, 1935 Harlem Riot, Digital Harlem, Harlem, race riot, riot

A Review of Digital Harlem & My Response in the American Historical Review

February 11, 2016 Stephen Robertson Leave a comment

The February 2016 issue of the American Historical Review includes an extended review of Digital Harlem — “Harlem Crime, Soapbox Speeches, and Beauty…

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Posted in: Publications Filed under: Digital Harlem, Harlem, spatial hsitory

Playing the Numbers reviewed in the Journal of Urban History

January 7, 2016 Stephen Robertson Leave a comment

Matthew Vaz, a lecturer in the History Department at the City College of New York, City University of New York reviews Playing…

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Open Access Articles on 1920s Harlem

October 19, 2015 Stephen Robertson Leave a comment

For Open Access Week this year, I’ve finally found time to deposit copies of my articles in the institutional repository…

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Posted in: Publications Filed under: Institutional Repository, Open access, Open access week

Putting Women on the Map

May 12, 2015 Stephen Robertson Leave a comment

On May 21, I am presenting a paper entitled “Putting Women on the Map: Gender and Everyday Life in 1920s…

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Posted in: Presentations Filed under: 1920s Harlem

What was life like in 1920s Harlem?

April 17, 2015 Stephen Robertson Leave a comment

On April 24, 2015, I’m presenting a paper entitled “What Was Life Like in 1920s Harlem?” at the Sawyer Seminar on The Ghetto: Concept,…

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Playing the Numbers & the History of Capitalism

September 25, 2014 Stephen Robertson Leave a comment

The September 2014 issue of the Journal of American History features an interchange on the history of capitalism, which includes this shout-out…

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Roundtable at the Urban History Association Biennial Conference

August 29, 2014 Stephen Robertson Leave a comment

I’ll be discussing Digital Harlem as part of my contribution to this roundtable: Roundtable at the Urban History Association Biennial…

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