East Harlem Remembered Oral Histories of Community and Diversity

"In this oral history, residents chronicle the history of East Harlem over the course of the twentieth century and beyond. They recount the early days, the post-World War II public housing, departure of Eastern European inhabitants, growth of Latino and African American populations, spirited 1960s, urban blight of the 1980s, and more recent resurgence and gentrification"--Provided by publisher.