Englewood Makes History

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  • Vernon Munroe was an Economist, mayor of Englewood, and president of Englewood Hospital. Munroe was an associate of J. P. Morgan & Co. He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy and Harvard in 1896. He acted as president of International Motor Trucks Inc., the vice director of…
  • Mount Calvary Baptist Church was created in 1957 by Reverend William Samuel. The parishioners would meet at his home until a building was constructed at 1375 Boston Road in the Bronx. The church moved to 181 Warren Street in Englewood in 1962. Another building which was the…
  • Constance Baker Motley was a pioneering lawyer, judge, and public official whose legal work helped dismantle segregation across the United States—including in Northern communities such as Englewood, New Jersey. She attended Fisk University before transferring to New York…
  • Frank P. (“Uncle”) Moten  a resident of Englewood, New Jersey, became a central figure in one of the largest narcotics conspiracy prosecutions in the northeastern United States during the 1970s. Federal authorities identified him as a major financier and organizer within a…
  • Albert Moskin devoted more than three decades to public service, becoming one of the most influential municipal leaders in Englewood's twentieth-century history. A lifelong Englewood resident, Moskin's political career began in 1929 when he was appointed to the city's Board of…
  • Jay Johnson Morrow was a military officer. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1891. He joined the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He also was an instructor at the US Military Academy from 1895 to 1896. He served as the military governor of the…
  • Elizabeth Reeve Cutter Morrow emerged as one of the most influential yet understated figures in American educational and cultural life during the first half of the twentieth century. Born into a family that valued intellect, public service, and artistic expression, she developed…
  • Dwight Whitney Morrow Jr. was an educator. He graduated from Amherst College in 1933. He received a master's and PhD from Harvard. He attended Yale Law School from 1936 to 1938. He was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and struggled with mental health issues. He taught at…
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