Tag: Alvin Ailey

  • Harlem Women Bussed To New Jersey

    Harlem Women Bussed To New Jersey

    This film from the Library of Congress shows Harlem women (and one man) bussed to New Jersey during WWII to work in a munition factory. The gathering is clearly on a winter’s day, with snow on the ground. You can see that the pickup for the war work was at Adam Clayton Powell and 135th…