Mark D Naison: 1 book
Before the Fires
An Oral History of African American Life in the Bronx from the 1930s to the 1960s
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
People associate the South Bronx with gangs, violence, drugs, crime, burned-out buildings, and poverty. This is the message that has been driven into their heads over the years by the media. As Howard Cosell famously said during the 1977 World’s Series at Yankee Stadium, “There it is, ladies and...
