Ruth M. Wilson
1. Lucinda Burkepile,
New Haven an Illustrated History
(Windsor Publications, 1981) p. 56.
2. Dan Stewart,
Black New Haven
(New Haven: Advocate Press, 1976) p.2.
3. Edward Edwin and Neil Hickey,
Adam Cla
y
ton Powell and the Politics of Race
(New York: Fleet Publishing, 1965) p. 19.
4. Robert Austin Warner,
New Haven Negroes
(New York: Arno Press, 1969) p. 201.
5. Stewart,
Black New Haven
, p. 1.
6. Adam Clayton Powell,
Adam by Adam
(New York: Dial Press, 1971), pp. 4-5.
7. Edward Edwin and Neil Hickey,
Adam Clayton Powell
(New York: Fleet Publishing, 1965), pp. 18-19.
8. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
Adam by Adam
(New York: Dial Press) p. 22.
9. Warren Marr and Harry Ploski,
Afro-American Bicentennial
(New York: Bellwether Company, 1976), pp. 327, 328.
10. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
Adam by Adam
(New York: Dial Press, 1971) p. 21.
Lesson I
Concept
:
The black establishment in New Haven, Connecticut in the 1930’s, 1940’s and 1950’s.
Objective
Student will become aware of the type of city New Haven was at that point in time and compare the past to the present.
Materials
Photographs showing New Haven before Federal Housing projects.
Activities
The students and teacher will discuss New Haven, then and now, using pictures shown preferably on an overhead projector.
Teacher helps students to compare the “amenities” now as opposed to then. Teacher will then ask questions to elicit discussion:
In what kind of housing did most blacks live in the 1930’s?
How did many of the flats get their names?
How does housing compare to housing today?
What social institutions were popular in the Dixwell area?
What was the “unwritten” employment practice policy at that time? Name specific places.
How does the employment pattern compare with today’s employment?
Teacher note: It is important for students to be aware of the personal aspects of the city. (Schooling, Amusements, and Church).
When the occasion arises or if the unit is intended for teaching Black History, teacher and students can define the term “minority,” then remove to a discussion of New Haven during the 1930’s, as seen through the eyes of a particular minority’s population. Try to determine if a minority person’s viewpoint would differ from someone who isn’t from the same background? Why?
