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The 4th Ward Fires of 1970
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… -
Althea Gibson, Jerry Volpe and the Englewood Golf Club
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 Great Migration
The Great Migration and the Making of Black Englewood Between the early twentieth century and World War II, Englewood, New Jersey was transformed by the Great Migration, the mass movement of African Americans out of the South and into northern communities. Although historians… -
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Englewood Cliffs Lawsuit 1985-1993
The roots of the Englewood–Englewood Cliffs school dispute stretch back to the early 1960s, when Englewood integrated its public schools as part of broader civil rights reforms occurring across New Jersey. In 1962, Englewood became one of the region's early adopters of racially… -
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… -
1936 Englewood Typhoid Outbreak
In late August 1936, alarm began to spread through Englewood as physicians recognized a growing number of cases of typhoid fever among residents. What first appeared to be scattered illness soon revealed a single, dangerous source. Health authorities determined that the outbreak… -
Helen Keller Speech January 27, 1926
In January 1926, community leaders in Englewood organized a major civic event to host the internationally known lecturer and disability advocate Helen Keller, who visited the city as part of a national campaign supporting the work of the American Foundation for the Blind.… -
