Philip Payton : the father of Black Harlem /

"At the turn of the early twentieth century, Harlem-the iconic Black neighborhood-was predominantly white. The Black real estate entrepreneur Philip Payton played a central role in Harlem's transformation. He founded the Afro-American Realty Company in 1903, vowing to vanquish housing disc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	McGruder, Kevin, 1957- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Columbia University Press, [2021]
Subjects:	Payton, Philip, > 1876-1917. Real estate developers > New York (State) > New York > Biography. African American businesspeople > New York (State) > New York > Biography. Real estate development > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century. African Americans > Housing > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century. Discrimination in housing > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century. Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > History. Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Biography. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General. African American businesspeople. African Americans > Housing. Discrimination in housing. Real estate developers. Real estate development. New York (State) > New York. New York (State) > New York > Harlem. 1900-1999 Biographies. History.

Table of Contents:

The Paytons before and in Westfield
The provincial in New York City
Entering the field of battle
Battles in the streets and the courtroom
To Liberia and back
Fifty years of freedom national
The last big deal.