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Brownsville, Brooklyn

Author : Wendell E. Pritchett
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226684466
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (266 download)

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Download or read book Brownsville, Brooklyn written by Wendell E. Pritchett and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2002-02-15 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From its founding in the late 1800s through the 1950s, Brownsville, a section of eastern Brooklyn, was a white, predominantly Jewish, working-class neighborhood. The famous New York district nurtured the aspirations of thousands of upwardly mobile Americans while the infamous gangsters of Murder, Incorporated controlled its streets. But during the 1960s, Brownsville was stigmatized as a black and Latino ghetto, a neighborhood with one of the city's highest crime rates. Home to the largest concentration of public housing units in the city, Brownsville came to be viewed as emblematic of urban decline. And yet, at the same time, the neighborhood still supported a wide variety of grass-roots movements for social change. The story of these two different, but in many ways similar, Brownsvilles is compellingly told in this probing new work. Focusing on the interaction of Brownsville residents with New York's political and institutional elites, Wendell Pritchett shows how the profound economic and social changes of post-World War II America affected the area. He covers a number of pivotal episodes in Brownsville's history as well: the rise and fall of interracial organizations, the struggles to deal with deteriorating housing, and the battles over local schools that culminated in the famous 1968 Teachers Strike. Far from just a cautionary tale of failed policies and institutional neglect, the story of Brownsville's transformation, he finds, is one of mutual struggle and frustrated cooperation among whites, blacks, and Latinos. Ultimately, Brownsville, Brooklyn reminds us how working-class neighborhoods have played, and continue to play, a central role in American history. It is a story that needs to be read by all those concerned with the many challenges facing America's cities today.

The Girls

Author : Carole Bell Ford
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780791443644
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (436 download)

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Download or read book The Girls written by Carole Bell Ford and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the stories of the Jewish women who came of age in Brownsville, Brooklyn, in the 1940s and 1950s--the choices they made, and the boundaries within which they made them.

Brownsville, the Jewish Years

Author : Sylvia Siegel-Schildt
Publisher : Booksurge Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Brownsville, the Jewish Years written by Sylvia Siegel-Schildt and published by Booksurge Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brownsville, Brooklyn in the 30's. 40's and 50's is recreated with an emphasis on the impact of world events and Americanization of its poor, working class Jewish population.

The Strike That Changed New York

Author : Jerald E. Podair
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300109405
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (94 download)

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Download or read book The Strike That Changed New York written by Jerald E. Podair and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2004-12-01 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book revisits the Ocean Hill-Brownsville crisis - a watershed in modern New York City race relations. Jerald E. Podair connects the conflict with the sociocultural history of the city and explores its influence on city politics, economics, and culture. Podair shows how the crisis became a symbol of the vast perceptual chasm separating black and white New Yorkers. And the legacy of this critical moment, when blacks and whites spoke past each other like strangers, has ever since played a role in city issues ranging from mayoral elections to budget negotiations, disputes over police violence, and debates on welfare policy. The book is a powerful, sobering tale of racial misunderstanding and fear, a New York story with national implications."--Jacket.

Never Ran, Never Will

Author : Albert Samaha
Publisher : PublicAffairs
ISBN 13 : 1541767861
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (417 download)

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Download or read book Never Ran, Never Will written by Albert Samaha and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2018-09-04 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This uplifting story of a boys' football team shines light on the under-appreciated virtues that can bloom in impoverished neighborhoods, even as nearby communities exclude them from economic progress. Never Ran, Never Will tells the story of the working-class, mostly black neighborhood of Brownsville, Brooklyn; its proud youth football team, the Mo Better Jaguars; and the young boys who are often at the center of both. Oomz, Gio, Hart, and their charismatic, vulnerable friends, come together on a dusty football field. All around them their community is threatened by violence, poverty, and the specter of losing their homes to gentrification. Their passionate, unpaid coaches teach hard lessons about surviving American life with little help from the outside world, cultivating in their players the perseverance and courage to make it. Football isn't everybody's ideal way to find the American dream, but for some kids it's the surest road there is. The Mo Better Jaguars team offers a refuge from the gang feuding that consumes much of the streets and a ticket to a better future in a country where football talent remains an exceptionally valuable commodity. If the team can make the regional championships, prestigious high schools and colleges might open their doors to the players. Never Ran, Never Will is a complex, humane story that reveals the changing world of an American inner city and a group of unforgettable boys in the middle of it all.

My Brooklyn, My Way

Author : Martin Lewis Blumberg
Publisher : Xlibris Us
ISBN 13 : 9781796070675
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (76 download)

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Download or read book My Brooklyn, My Way written by Martin Lewis Blumberg and published by Xlibris Us. This book was released on 2020-01-15 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There must be something in our souls that cries out to explain to the world not only who we are but also how it was we got to be the person our friends and family know and love. For Martin Blumberg, the path of explaining himself to the world begins by understanding the way the world around him influenced his experiences and choices and how he interacted with family, friends, teachers, and neighborhood businesses as he grew up in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn. What puzzles us all is the mystery of how the kids we grew up with in those same surroundings went on to become either well-educated and respected professionals and businessmen, or gangsters and incarcerated criminals. Ultimately, growing up is a never-ending series of choices and interactions, some good, some not so, but ultimately, in balance, the better choices lead us to the happiness and self-satisfaction we enjoy, along with our many accomplishments. My dear friend Marty Blumberg has traveled a fascinating and unique path as he grew up in Brownsville and then to Canarsie neighborhoods, which colored and influenced his early life and molded him to become the great guy we all know and love. This is Martin's story, and it beautifully explains him to all of us, and, no doubt, through his introspections and insights, most importantly, explains him to himself. -Roger Elowitz

A History of New Lots, Brooklyn to 1887

Author : Alter F. Landesman
Publisher : Kennikat Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of New Lots, Brooklyn to 1887 written by Alter F. Landesman and published by Kennikat Press. This book was released on 1977 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Ville

Author : Greg Donaldson
Publisher : Fordham Univ Press
ISBN 13 : 0823265684
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (232 download)

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Download or read book The Ville written by Greg Donaldson and published by Fordham Univ Press. This book was released on 2015-06-01 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Brownsville’s twenty-one housing projects, the young cops and the teenagers who stand solemnly on the street corners are bitter and familiar enemies. The Ville, as the Brownsville–East New York section of Brooklyn is called by the locals, is one of the most dangerous places on earth—a place where homicide is a daily occurrence. Now, Greg Donaldson, a veteran urban reporter and a longtime teacher in Brooklyn’s toughest schools, evokes this landscape with stunning and frightening accuracy. The Ville follows a year in the life of two urban black males from opposite sides of the street. Gary Lemite, an enthusiastic young Housing police officer, charges recklessly into gunfire in pursuit of respect and promotion. Sharron Corley, a member of a gang called the LoLifes and the star of the Thomas Jefferson High School play, is also looking for respect as he tries to survive these streets. Brilliantly capturing the firestorm of violence that is destroying a generation, waged by teenagers who know at thirty yards the difference between a MAC-10 machine pistol and a .357 Magnum, The Ville is the story of our inner cities and the lives of the young men who remain trapped there. In the tradition of There Are No Children Here, Clockers, and Random Family, The Ville is a vivid and unforgettable contribution to our understanding of race and violence in America today.

Brownsville Must Have Public Housing [microform]

Author : Milton J (Milton Jacob) 1904- Goell
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781019352557
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (525 download)

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Download or read book Brownsville Must Have Public Housing [microform] written by Milton J (Milton Jacob) 1904- Goell and published by Hassell Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This groundbreaking report presents a detailed analysis of the Brownsville neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York, one of the city's most notorious slum areas in the early 20th century. Drawing on a range of statistics and data, the report argues for the urgent need for public housing and other social reforms in the area. A must-read for anyone interested in urban history, social reform, or housing policy. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Brooklyn!

Author : Ellen Marie Snyder-Grenier
Publisher : Temple University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781592130825
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Brooklyn! written by Ellen Marie Snyder-Grenier and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lavishly illustrated with prints, paintings, memorabilia, and objects from The Brooklyn Historical Society's unparalleled collection, Brooklyn! will bring every reader closer to the Brooklyn of legend and fact.

Brownsville Bred

Author : Elaine del Valle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781734309997
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book Brownsville Bred written by Elaine del Valle and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-22 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Quarter Finalist in Publisher's Weekly BookLife Prize 2020. Brownsville Bred is a coming-of-age, inspirational memoir based on the award winning stage play, Brownsville Bred-- In the face of her father's addiction, an altruistic young Latina struggles to reclaim her self worth amidst her deteriorating Brooklyn projects.

Brownsville Must Have Public Housing

Author : Milton Jacob Goell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Brownsville Must Have Public Housing written by Milton Jacob Goell and published by . This book was released on 1940 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The New Brooklyn

Author : Kay S. Hymowitz
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442266589
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book The New Brooklyn written by Kay S. Hymowitz and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-01-22 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The New Brooklyn, Kay Hymowitz chronicles the policies and events that transformed Brooklyn so dramatically in such a short period of time. Her portrait of the dramatic transformation of one urban center offers prescriptions that any city can employ and will be required reading for everyone interested in the rebirth of America’s cities.

Brownsville

Author : Neil Kleid
Publisher : Comics Lit
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Brownsville written by Neil Kleid and published by Comics Lit. This book was released on 2006 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jewish gangster' isn't a term one hears much nowadays, but back when the Dodgers played in the East and licorice cost a penny a bag, Brooklyn corners were lousy with semitic young toughs looking for adventure and excitement - none more so than in Brownsville. This volume follows the intertwined lives of Allie Tannenbaum and Abe Rele as they escape the mean streets and lonlely tenements of the East New York, make themselves into the most dangerous men in America, only to eventually send their best friends and closest allies up the river.

Brownsville

Author : Alter F. Landesman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Brownsville written by Alter F. Landesman and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Brooklyn Boomer

Author : Martin H. Levinson
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1462017134
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book Brooklyn Boomer written by Martin H. Levinson and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-05-20 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martin H. Levinson lived in Brooklyn from his birth in 1946 to 1962, the height of the baby boom following World War II. He grew up two blocks from Ebbets Field, the home of the Brooklyn Dodgers, and attended Erasmus Hall High School, which boasts alums such as Neil Diamond, Barbra Streisand, and chess-wiz Bobby Fischer. The author's personal recollections of his middle-class childhood in Brooklyn during the 1950s alternate with chapters detailing seminal cultural events of that era including the advent of television, fast-food restaurants, big cars with fins; desegregation and the white flight to the suburbs; rock and roll, beatniks, hula hoops, The Kinsey Reports, the Cold War, McCarthyism, Playboy, and much more. Part memoir, part social history, Brooklyn Boomer offers a captivating portrait of Brooklyn and America in the mid-twentieth Century.

Brooklyn's Dodgers

Author : Carl E. Prince
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190283408
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Brooklyn's Dodgers written by Carl E. Prince and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1997-04-03 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the 1952 World Series, a Yankee fan trying to watch the game in a Brooklyn bar was told, "Why don't you go back where you belong, Yankee lover?" "I got a right to cheer my team," the intruder responded, "this is a free country." "This ain't no free country, chum," countered the Dodger fan, "this is Brooklyn." Brooklynites loved their "Bums"--Pee Wee Reese, Jackie Robinson, Duke Snider, Roy Campanella, and all the murderous parade of regulars who, after years of struggle, finally won the World Series in 1955. One could not live in Brooklyn and not catch its spirit of devotion to its baseball club. In Brooklyn's Dodgers, Carl E. Prince captures the intensity and depth of the team's relationship to the community and its people in the 1950s. Ethnic and racial tensions were part and parcel of a working class borough; the Dodgers' presence smoothed the rough edges of the ghetto conflict always present in the life of Brooklyn. The Dodger-inspired baseball program at the fabled Parade Grounds provided a path for boys that occasionally led to the prestigious "Dodger Rookie Team," and sometimes, via minor league contracts, to Ebbets Field itself. There were the boys who lined Bedford Avenue on game days hoping to retrieve home run balls and the men in the many bars who were not only devoted fans but collectively the keepers of the Dodger past--as were Brooklyn women, and in numbers. Indeed, women were tied to the Dodgers no less than their husbands, fathers, brothers, and sons; they were only less visible. A few, like Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Marianne Moore and working class stiff Hilda Chester were regulars at Ebbets Field and far from invisible. Prince also explores the underside of the Dodgers--the "baseball Annies," and the paternity suits that went with the territory. The Dodgers' male culture was played out as well in the team's politics, in the owners' manipulation of Dodger male egos, opponents' race-baiting, and the macho bravado of the team (how Jackie Robinson, for instance, would prod Giants' catcher Sal Yvars to impotent rage by signaling him when he was going to steal second base, then taunting him from second after the steal). The day in 1957 when Walter O'Malley, the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, announced that the team would be leaving for Los Angeles was one of the worst moments in baseball history, and a sad day in Brooklyn's history as well. The Dodger team was, to a degree unmatched in other major league cities, deeply enmeshed in the life and psyche of Brooklyn and its people. In this superb volume, Carl Prince illuminates this "Brooklyn" in the golden years after the Second World War.