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J. Raymond Jones ‘The Harlem Fox’, The First Black Leader of Tammany

Posted on March 21, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Corbis-BE047457J. “The Harlem Fox” Raymond Jones, (St. Thomas, Danish West Indies, 1899 – June 9, 1991 New York) African American New York politician. He moved to New York City in 1918. Continue reading →

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Aaron Clark, Harlemite And ‘King Of Lotteries,’ 1860

Posted on October 7, 2012 by | Leave a comment

According to his own Family Record, Aaron was born 16 October 1787 in Worthington, MA, son of David Clark and his second wife Lydia Benjamin. Continue reading →

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