Gilbert Osofsky taught American history at the University of Illinois at Chicago before his death in 1974. His other books include Puttin' on Ole Massa and The Burden of Race.

Part 1 Preface ix Part 2 Preface to the Second Edition xiii Part 3 PART ONE: THE NEGRO AND THE CITY Chapter 4 "No Crystal Stair": Negro New York, the 1890's 3 Chapter 5 "Come Out from Among Them": Negro Migration and Settlement, 1890-1914 17 Chapter 6 Alienation: New York and the Negro 35 Chapter 7 Urban Progressives: Negro and White 53 Part 8 PART TWO: THE MAKING OF A GHETTO Chapter 9 A Genteel Community: Harlem, 1890 71 Chapter 10 The Other Harlem: Roots of Instability 81 Chapter 11 Race Enterprise: The Afro-American Realty Company 92 Chapter 12 A Neighborhood Transformed 105 Part 13 PART THREE: HARLEM SLUM Chapter 14 Harlem Tragedy: An Emerging Slum 127 Chapter 15 "Harlem Must Be Saved": The Perpetual Frontier 150 Chapter 16 A Taste of Honey: Ward Politics 159 Part 17 Epilogue: Symbols of the Jazz Age- The New Negro and Harlem Discovered 179 Part 18 Retrospect: The Enduring Ghetto 189 Part 19 Bibliographical Essay 203 Part 20 Notes 215 Part 21 Index 265