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Digital Harlem in Melbourne

May 28, 2009 Stephen Robertson Leave a comment

I’ll be giving a presentation on Digital Harlem — “Digital History & Digital Harlem” — in Melbourne, on June 5,…

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Posted in: Presentations

Harlem Undercover – the maps

April 17, 2009 Stephen Robertson 8 Comments

My article, “Harlem Undercover: Vice Investigators, Race, and Prostitution, 1910-1930,” is now available in the May 2009 issue of the…

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Posted in: Maps, Places, Publications Filed under: 1910s, 1920s, buffet flats, Harlem, nightclubs, nightlife, Prohibition, prostitution, speakeasies

Fuller Long: A teenager’s life in Harlem

Stephen Robertson 2 Comments

Fuller Long* was a seventeen-year-old African American boy placed on probation in 1928, after having been convicted of having sexual…

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Posted in: Individual, Maps Filed under: 1920s, 1930s, basketball, employment, Harlem, schools

Churches

Stephen Robertson 3 Comments

Churches were the most prominent black places and institutions in Harlem. They made a powerful impression on visitors to the…

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Posted in: Maps, Photographs, Places Filed under: 1920s, 1920s Harlem, African American history, churches, Harlem, spiritualists, St. Philip's Episcopal Church

Arrests for Numbers Gambling

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The map of Numbers arrests is currently one of the Featured Maps on the Digital Harlem site; simply click on…

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Posted in: Events, Maps Filed under: 1920s, black business, gambling, Harlem, numbers

Preliminary Launch

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We now have the Digital Harlem site at a stage where we are ready to take it live in order…

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Coming soon

January 20, 2009 Stephen Robertson Leave a comment

I’ve set up this blog because we are almost ready to go public with the Digital Harlem site – as…

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