Before the Portuguese came to the Ironbound, before the uprisings of 1967, and before the manufacturing industry moved south, my father made a life for himself in Newark. In another of a series of podcasts that focus on my family, and the history they have lived through, this program focuses on the Ironbound through the eyes of a longtime educator and civic leader – my dad.
He explains:
- Living situations in the Ironbound of 1960
- The many cultures in the factory
- Social clubs and sport clubs
- Federal Pacific
- Seton Hall University
- Night School and the student strike
- The big corporations of Newark
- The airport before it was THE airport
- The Radio Program; The Voice of Portugal
- Portuguese Construction Workers
- The uprisings of 67
- The Italian Militia
- Bringing Portuguese music to the community
Music:
- Deolinda – Ai Rapaz
- Chico Buarque – Tanto Mar
- Vozes da Rádio – Os Índios Da Meia-Praia
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Nice show, Mark. As someone who used to live in North Jersey (I was born in Newark and took my wife to Iberia restaurant on our first “official” date), this was interesting listening. It’s also inspired me to digitize a cassette-recorded interview my brother did with our grandfather a few years before he passed away.
David…. great that you’re doing that. See I love sharing my family stories but I also like having them for myself. Still hearing others stories is also of interest to me.
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