Thomas W. Knowlton
Category Archives: War
Harlem WWI Armistice 100th Anniversary Observance Set At Dorrance Brooks Square Park
A 100th Anniversary Observance of the armistice ending the First World War has been set for Saturday, November 10, 2018 at 11 am at Dorrance Brooks Square Park on Edgecombe Avenue in Harlem. Continue Reading →
Harlem’s Dorrance Brooks The First Public Square Named After A Black Soldier
Dorrance Brooks, born 1918 -, an African American soldier who died in France shortly before the end of World War I. Continue Reading →
Harlem Street Co-Named In Honor Of Legendary Tuskegee Airman Dabney N. Montgomery
By John Burnett
In late April, the tree-lined block of 136th Street in Harlem, NY was co-named to honor the life and legacy of Tuskegee Airman Dabney N. Montgomery. Continue Reading →
Op-Ed: Black Veterans Question Military Bases Named After Confederate Soldiers
By Charles Blatcher, III
Statues, monuments, government buildings and military installations are supposedly named in honor of outstanding individuals deserving of the recognition. Continue Reading →
House Passes Harlem’s Espaillat Bill To Re-Name Post Office In Honor Of Tuskegee Airmen
Congressman Adriano Espaillat released the following statement in support of his bill, H.R. 4406, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 99 Macombs Place in New York, New York as the Tuskegee Airmen Post Office Building. Continue Reading →
