Englewood Makes History

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  • Norman Schwarzkopf Sr. (August 28, 1895 – November 25, 1958) was a U.S. Army officer and the first superintendent of the New Jersey State Police, widely recognized for shaping it into a disciplined, professional law-enforcement force during the tumultuous Prohibition era. A West…

  • Lillian D. Giles Glasco (c. 1929–February 5, 2026) was a longtime business owner and community member with deep ties to Englewood, New Jersey. Originally from Englewood, she owned and operated W.E. Beverages in the city for an extraordinary 53 years, establishing herself as a…

  • Monica, Corbett (1930–1998) was an American stand-up comedian and actor whose career flourished during the golden age of nightclub and television comedy. Born Matthew Corbett Monica in New York City, he became known for his clean, observational humor and for opening for some of…

  • About 25–30 high school students from Englewood and Teaneck organized a peaceful demonstration in front of a Woolworth store in Englewood, New Jersey, to support Black students in North Carolina who were being denied service at segregated lunch counters. The students in North…

  • In August, 1938, saleswoman went on strike at the Woolworth store in Englewood, New Jersey. Sparked by the dismissal of two salesgirls who claim they were fired for suspected union activity rather than inefficiency, as Woolworth asserted. While Englewood was often portrayed as…

  • F. W. Woolworth Company was founded in 1879 by Frank Winfield Woolworth, who pioneered the “five-and-dime” store—retail shops that sold a wide range of everyday goods at low, fixed prices. The concept proved enormously popular, and Woolworth rapidly expanded across the United…

  • The Colored Voters Association of Bergen County was a countywide African American civic and political organization that served as an organized voice for Black residents in the early twentieth century. It united Black voters from municipalities across Bergen County to assert…

  • Dr. Rhody A. McCoy (c. 1922–2020) was a prominent African-American educator and advocate for community control of public schools whose leadership in the turbulent Ocean Hill-Brownsville decentralization movement made him a central figure in New York City’s School Wars of the…

  • James Farmer Jr. (1920–1999) was a prominent American civil rights leader and co-founder of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). Born in Marshall, Texas, and educated at Wiley College and Howard University, Farmer was deeply influenced by nonviolent resistance and Gandhian…
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