Bibliography for Teachers
Andrews, William L., and Regina E. Mason,
Life of William Grimes, The Runaway Slave
, Regina E. Mason, a direct descendant of a runaway slave, was able to map the trails of her ancestors, and trace her roots to New Haven, CT. In 2008, with Professor William L. Andrews, she co-edited her great, great father's autobiography,
Life of William Grimes, the Runaway Slave;
which Grimes wrote and self-published in 1855.
Davila, Arlene
,
Barrios Dreams
, Puerto Ricans, Latinos, and The Neoliberal City.
This book examines the cultural politics of urban space in New York's East Harlem (also known as El Barrio or Spanish Harlem) in the context of rapid gentrification and social change.
Grossman, James R
.,
Land of Hope
, Chicago, Black Southerners, and Great Migration.
This book elaborates on how The Great Migration turned the attention of thousands of black southerners toward a northern industrial world previously marginal to their consciousness.
Homberger, Eric,
The Historical Atlas of New York City
,
An endless collection of maps, drawings, photographs, and illuminating research of the fascinating City of New York. "A beautifully produced reference work of the five little boroughs.
Jacobs, Harriet A.,
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself
.
Published in 1861, this was one of the first personal narratives by a slave and one of the few written by a woman. Jacobs (1813-97) was a slave in North Carolina and escape by boat to New York.
Korrol, Virginia E. Sanchez,
From Colonia to Community
, The History of Puerto Ricans in New York City, 1917-1948.
It explores the development of the Puerto Rican settlements, or
colonias
, in New York City during the first four decades of the century and demonstrates the existence of an identifiable migrant community during that period.
Reading List for Students
Andrews, William L., and Regina E. Mason,
Life of William Grimes, The Runaway Slave
, Regina E. Mason, a direct descendant of a runaway slave, was able to map the trails of her ancestors, and trace her roots to New Haven, CT. In 2008, with Professor William L. Andrews, she co-edited her great, great father's autobiography,
Life of William Grimes, the Runaway Slave;
which Grimes wrote and self-published in 1855.
Davila, Arlene
,
Barrios Dreams
, Puerto Ricans, Latinos, and The Neoliberal City.
This book examines the cultural politics of urban space in New York's East Harlem (also known as El Barrio or Spanish Harlem) in the context of rapid gentrification and social change.
Homberger, Eric,
The Historical Atlas of New York City
,
An endless collection of maps, drawings, photographs, and illuminating research of the fascinating City of New York. "A beautifully produced reference work of the five little boroughs
Materials for Classroom Use
1) Access to Internet
2) Construction Paper
3) Magic Markers
4) Highlighters