History of El Barrio

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Pre-Colonial Period to Civil War

Civil War to World War II

World War II to the Present

Timeline

 

Interview with James De La Vega

Interview with Santana

1. www.east-harlem.com/history.htm

2. http://www.prdream.com/clients/LMCC/site/maps.html

Sources:
- Binder & Reimers, All the Nations Under Heaven: An Ethnic and Racial History of New York City, New York, Columbia University Press, 1995
- Arlene Davila, Barrio Dreams: Puerto Ricans, Latinos, and the Neoliberal City, California, University of California Press, 2004
-Gabriel Haslip-Viera, et. al, Boricuas in Gotham: Puerto Ricans in the Making of Modern New York City, New Jersey, Markus Weiner Publishers, 2005
-Museum of the City of New York: El Barrio: Puerto Rican New York