Cyril degrassi tyson biography of martin luther

Abstract

Cyril Degrasse Tyson was born in Harlem in the early ’s and frequently moved around Harlem and eventually made his way into the Bronx at an early age. He discusses his family history and when his parents first moved to New York.

His parents were both born in the West Indies on the island of Nevis and moved to New York after the first World War. They moved to an area of Manhattan which was referred to as the San Juan Hills at the time. He describes it as a pocket of blacks from the south and West Indies, Puerto Ricans, and some whites.

Cyril degrassi tyson biography of martin luther

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This area was between 57^th St. and 64^th St. He explains how when he was born his family lived in a cold water flat on 58^th St. across from Clinton High School. He goes into detail about the cold water flats and apartments for blacks in general during this time period.

He says there were some houses built privately just for blacks and other places like the Phipps Houses which had apartments that blacks could move