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The Palisade Amusemement Park Swimming Pool Protests 1946-1949
During the mid-1940s, Palisades Amusement Park, perched atop the Hudson River cliffs in Bergen County, New Jersey, stood as one of the region’s most popular recreational destinations. Thousands visited each summer to enjoy rides, games, and what was widely promoted as one of the… -
Gloria Lynne (Wilson) Assistant City Clerk Controversy, October 3-16, 1969
In the fall of 1968, Lynne became embroiled in a racialized political controversy. The controversy surrounding Gloria Lynne unfolded in Englewood in the late 1960s at the intersection of race, politics, gender, and respectability. A nationally known soul singer—Harlem-born and… -
James Street Raids (2004)
In 2004 an investigation was opened due to accusations that the homes of Latinx citizens and immigrants were being inspected in a manner that was intrusive and in violation of civil rights. The residents involved were the most Columbian neighborhood on West Charles and James… -
Mary McCleod Bethune Controversy (1952)
In the spring of 1952, Mary McLeod Bethune, one of the most respected educators and public servants in the United States, became the center of a national civil-liberties controversy in Englewood, New Jersey. The episode unfolded at the height of Cold War anti-communist anxiety…