Englewood Makes History

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  • The Mizell Brothers, Freddie Perren, Michael Jackson, and Englewood's Hidden Place in Music History When people think about the origins of hip hop, they often think of the Bronx, Harlem, Queens, or the studios of Sugar Hill Records in Englewood, New Jersey. Few realize that…

  • The Fourth Ward Fires and the Crisis of Urban Renewal The fire epidemic that swept through Englewood's Fourth Ward during the fall and winter of 1970 unfolded against a backdrop of racial tension, housing insecurity, and a controversial urban renewal program. Between November…

  • Few athletes in American history broke as many barriers as Althea Gibson. Born in 1927 in Silver, South Carolina, and raised in Harlem, New York, Gibson rose from humble beginnings to become one of the greatest athletes of the twentieth century. During the 1950s she transformed…

  • The Ku Klux Klan became a significant force in New Jersey during the 1920s, demonstrating that white supremacist and nativist movements were not confined to the American South. The second Ku Klux Klan, which emerged nationally after 1915, found fertile ground in New Jersey's…

  • Ronnie Scruggs was one of the key figures linking Englewood’s rich musical tradition to the rise of New Jack Swing. Born in 1947, Scruggs first gained recognition as a member of the soul-rock group the Deltas, which won the famed Apollo Amateur Night competition in 1970, just…

  • Real Live was a New Jersey hip-hop duo consisting of rapper Larry-O (Larry Wright) and producer/DJ K-Def (Kevin Hansford). Hailing from New Jersey, the cousins began collaborating in the late 1980s after meeting at a house party where K-Def was DJing. Impressed by Larry-O's…

  • Nancy Overton (1926–2009) was an American singer best known as a member of the popular 1950s vocal group The Chordettes, whose hits included “Lollipop” and “Mr. Sandman.” Born Anne Swain in Port Washington, New York, she joined The Chordettes in 1958, the same year “Lollipop”…
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