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Morgan Thompson – a West Indian Laborer’s Life in Harlem

December 1, 2009 Stephen Robertson Leave a comment

A West Indian, born in 1888, who arrived in Harlem in 1917, Morgan Thompson* was convicted of assault in 1928…

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