Harlem on My Mind

by Schoener, Allon

• ISBN13: 9781565842663
• ISBN10: 1565842669
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-08-01
• Publisher: New Pr

Summary

On January 18, 1969, one of the first exhibits to showcase, through photographs, audio, and text, the Black American experience, opened at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Now, a generation later, Harlem on My Mind still influences the way museums around the world present African American culture to the public. Harlem on My Mind commemorates the work of some of Harlem's most treasured photographers, including James VanDerZee and Gordon Parks. The images, many of which were first published in this remarkable book, now form an integral part of our visual heritage.

Table of Contents

Edited and Introduction to New Edition
Allon Schoener
New Foreword
Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Preface
Thomas P. F. Hoving
Introduction
Candice Van Ellison
1900-1919 From White to Black Harlem	17	(32)
Race Riot: Set Upon and Beat Negroes, The New York Times, August 16, 1900
Policeman's Murderer Arrested, New York Tribune, August 17, 1900
The Negro in New York, Harper's Weekly, December 22, 1900
Negro Districts in Manhattan, The New York Times, November 17, 1901
Changes in Housing Market, New York Herald, August 2, 1903
Apartments Increase Harlem Population, New York Herald, August 20, 1905
Negroes Move into Harlem, New York Herald, December 24, 1905
Nail and Parker ``Pull Off'' Big Deal, The New York Age, March 30, 1911
Loans to White Renegades Who Back Negroes Cut Off, Harlem Home News, April 7, 1911
New York City Has Colored Police Officer, The New York Age, June 29, 1911
The Negro's Contribution to the Music of America, The Craftsman, February 1913
Interest in New Plan Shown, Harlem Home News, January 28, 1914
Fight Against Raised Rents, The New York Age, October 5, 1916
Union Will Not Protect Negro Strikebreakers, The New York Age, November 2, 1916
118,000 Negroes Move from the South, The New York World, November 5, 1917
``No Better Troops in the War'', The New York World, September 1, 1918
Madam C.J. Walker---Beauty Culturist Succumbs, The Chicago Defender, May 13, 1919
1920-1929 An Urban Black Culture	49	(74)
Landlord Brings In Negroes to Get High Rents, The New York Times, January 27, 1920
Charges of Graft, Neglect Hit Harlem Hospital, New York Herald, April 4, 1921
Irving Berlin Borrowed Chants from South, Sunday News, May 8, 1921
Bellevue to Open Doors to Colored Nurses, The New York Age, May 28, 1921
Garvey: The Race Wants Strong-Minded Statesmen, Staunch Leaders, The Negro World, Oct. 8, 1921
Race Superiority Bunk, Says Boas, Amsterdam News, January 31, 1923
Call of Industry Lures Negroes North, New York Evening Post, April 7, 1923
James Weldon Johnson on Anglo-Saxon Superiority, The New York World, February 3, 1924
Barron D. Wilkins Slain, The New York Times, May 25, 1924
``Champion Daredevil'' Parachutes to Tenement, The Daily Star, July 5, 1924
Dream Realized As Race Plays Broadway, The New York World, November 23, 1924
Enter the New Negro, Survey Graphic, March 1925
Youth Speaks: The Artistic Vanguard, Survey Graphic, March 1925
Charleston a Hit in Home, Dance Hall and Ballroom, The New York Times, May 24, 1925
Strange Crimes of Little Africa, The New York Times, August 17, 1926
150,000 Honor Garvey, The Negro World, August 21, 1926
When Rural Negro Reaches Crucible, The New York Times, April 17, 19247
30,000 Negro Elks Parade, The New York Times, August 24, 1927
``Obi'' Men Busy in Harlem Now, The New York Sun, August 24, 1927
Flo Owes Us Something, The Inter-State Tatler, October 14, 1927
What Tempts Harlem's Palate? The New York Times, July 15, 1928
Dunbar Bank Opens Without Mixed Board, Amsterdam News, September 19, 1928
Casper Holstein Seized: $50,000 Ransom, The New York Times, September 23, 1928
Holstein Set Free by Abductors, The New York Sun, September 24, 1928
Negro Sect Mixes Jewish and Christian Religions, The New York Sun, January 29, 1929
Dr. Moton---Dunbar Bank Director, The New York Age, April 6, 1929
Is This Really Harlem? Amsterdam News, October 23, 1929
Congestion Causes High Morality, The New York Times, October 24, 1929
Harlem Breakfast Caps Gotham Night, Daily News, October 31, 1929
Socialites Mix in Harlem Club, Daily News, November 1, 1929
``Speaks'' Whoop after Clubs Pipe Down, Sunday News, November 3, 1929
1930-1939 Depression and Hard Times	123	(46)
Population Rises Steadily; Illness Takes Heavy Toll; Unemployment and Low Wages Result from Race Prejudice, New York, Herald Tribune, February 10, 1930
Churches Prove Great Factor, New York Herald Tribune, February 11, 1930
West Indian and Southern Negroes Adjust Rivalries, New York Herald Tribune, February 14, 1930
Gold Star Mothers to Be Jim-Crowed, Amsterdam News, February 19, 1930
``Tree of Hope'' Loses Prestige As Job Getter, New York Herald Tribune, June 8, 1930
Duke's Music for Amos 'n' Andy, Amsterdam News, July 9, 1930
Father Divine Tells Meeting He Will Defeat False Leaders, The New York News, November 10, 1934
Troops Guard Harlem: Mayor Pleads for Peace, The New York Times, March 21, 1935
Powell Says Men Can't Get Jobs, New York Post, March 27, 1935
Powell Says Rent Too High, New York Post, March 28, 1935
Louis-Carnera Bout Draws 15,000 Negroes, 1,300 Police, New York Herald Tribune, June 23, 1935
Italians Clash with Negroes, New York Herald Tribune, October 4, 1935
Choice of Tenants Urged, New York Herald Tribune, January 29, 1936
Jam Streets As ``Macbeth'' Opens, The New York Times, April 15, 1936
Riot Report That Mayor Hid, Amsterdam News, July 18, 1936
100,000 Celebrate Louis Victory over Braddock, The New York Times, June 22, 1937
Webb ``Cuts'' Basie in Swing Battle, Down Beat, February 1938
White Man's Jazz No Good for Holiday? Down Beat, August 1938
1940-1949 War, Hope and Opportunity	169	(34)
Harlem Buses Attacked, The New York Times, April 1, 1941
Two Bus Lines Agree to Employ Negroes, The New York Times, April 20, 1941
Powell Wins Council Seat, The New York Age, November 15, 1941
Home-Made Gun Seized, The New York Times, November 16, 1941
Negroes Not Backing War Effort Fully, The New York Age, January 17, 1942
Roosevelt's FEPC Holds Hearings, The New York Age, February 21, 1942
Harlem Barred to Servicemen, New York World-Telegram, August 11, 1942
March Threat by Randolph, The New York Age, September 19, 1942
War Jobs Wide Open to Negroes, The New York Age, June 12, 1943
Housing Project Okayed Despite Protests, The New York Age, June 12, 1943
195 Hurt, 500 Held in Looting, New York Post, August 2, 1943
Harlem Must Share Riot Blame, Amsterdam News, August 7, 1943
Mrs. Roosevelt on the Negro, Amsterdam News, November, 6, 1943
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Becomes First Congressman, The New York Age, August 5, 1944
Marijuana Peddlers Captured in Harlem, The New York Age, February 10, 1945
Harlemites Worry About Postwar Era, Amsterdam News, May 12, 1945
State FEPC Outgrowth of Riots, Relief and Reform, Amsterdam News, June 23, 1945
Fear Davis Case Will Split Negro Vote, New York Herald Tribune, July 21, 1945
Boy Gang Slaying Laid to Three in Harlem, The New York Times, September 19, 1945
Housing Holds Harlem's Hope, New York Herald Tribune, March 15, 1947
38,402 Crowd Polo Grounds, Amsterdam News, August 2, 1947
Ethics Code Set Up by Harlem Stores, The New York Times, January 28, 1948
Profiles: Bop, The New Yorker, July 3, 1948
1950-1959 Frustration and Ambivalence	203	(24)
Narcotics Ring Smashed by Police, The New York Times, June 2, 1950
More ``Militancy'' by Negroes Urged, The New York Times, September 14, 1950
Harlem Left Out Of A-Bomb Shelter Plans, Amsterdam News, January 6, 1951
Fine Jobs Gained by Harlemites, Amsterdam News, March 31, 1951
Harlem hails Sugar Ray, The New York Times, September 13, 1951
Harlem Losing Ground As Negro Area, New York Herald Tribune, April 6, 1952
Crime Wave? Who's Speaking? Amsterdam News, May 10, 1952
War Against Rats Pushed, The New York Times, June 20, 1952
Fires Force Negro to Sell Long Island Home, The New York Times, January 22, 1954
Who Protects Prostitutes? Amsterdam News, August 7, 1954
Inside Story of Numbers Racket, Amsterdam News, August 21, 1954
Racial Bias and The Numbers Racket, Amsterdam News, August 28, 1954
Gang War in West Harlem Halted by Cops, Amsterdam News, September 24, 1955
Daddy Grace to Use Fire Hose on 300, Amsterdam News, July 28, 1956
Prayers on Steps of Harlem Hospital, Amsterdam News, August 4, 1956
Negroes Spend Million on Queens Homes, Amsterdam News, June 15, 1957
Nkrumah: We're Brothers, Amsterdam News, August 2, 1958
21 Negro Pupils Kept Home, The New York Times, September 9, 1958
Harlem Seething with Unrest, Amsterdam News, July 4, 1959
Stores Must Buy from Negro Salesman, Amsterdam News, July 4, 1959
Harlem Is About ``Planned Out'', Amsterdam News, July 4, 1959
Housing Fight: Revolt Spreads, Amsterdam News, 11, 1959
Harlem Tensions Cited in Flare-Up, The New York Times, July 15, 1959
1960-1968 Militancy and Identity	227
``Rise in Racial Extremism Worries Harlem Leaders'', The New York Times, January 25, 1960
Muslims Ask Leaders to Rally, Amsterdam News, May 28, 1960
8,500 Crowd Armory to Hear Muhammad, Amsterdam News, August 6, 1960
Castro in Harlem, The New York Times, September 20, 1960
Russian Goes to Harlem, The New York Times, September 21, 1960
Negroes Allege Merchants' Plot, The New York Times, June 6, 1962
Core Plans Fight on Latent Racism, The New York Times, July 15, 1963
New York's Racial Unrest: Negroes' Anger Mounting, The New York Times, August 12, 1963
Area in Harlem to Seek Renewal, The New York Times, September 20, 1963
Zuber Charges Hunter School Discriminated Against Child, The New York Times, September 20, 1963
America! Look in the Mirror! Amsterdam News, November 30, 1963
Malcolmn X Likens Slaying to ``Chickens Coming Home to Roost'', The New York Times, December 2, 1963
HARYOU Eyes Social Revolution, Amsterdam News, January 4, 1964
Charge Columbia with Racial Bias, Amsterdam News, February 22, 1964
Negro Boy Killed: 300 Harass Police, The New York Times, July 17, 1964
Thousands Riot in Harlem Area; Scores Are Hurt, The New York Times, July 19, 1964
Violence Flares Again in Harlem; Restraint Urged, The New York Times, July 20, 1964
A Mother Moans ``Why! Why! Why!'' Amsterdam News, July 25, 1964
Three Violent Days, Amsterdam News, July 5, 1964
Malcolm X Speaks, Amsterdam News, February 6, 1965
Malcolm X Shot to Death, The New York Times, February 22, 1965
Harlem's Pay Day No Gay Time As Strike Shrinks Pocketbooks, The New York Times, January 8, 1966
More Jobs Urged To Relieve Ghettos, The New York Times, January 22, 1966
Black Panthers Open Harlem Drive, Amsterdam News, September 3, 1966
Family in Harlem Bundles Up Indoors, Too, The New York Times, January 13, 1968
Scattered Violence Occurs in Harlem and Brooklyn, The New York Times, April 5, 1968
Harlem Youth Exhibit Loot, Taken ``to Get Back At Whitey'', The New York Times, April 8, 1968
Harlem Backed Columbia Students, Amsterdam News, May 4, 1968
Community Reacts to Another Killing, Amsterdam News, June 15, 1968