{"value"=>"<p>These scrapbooks (1919-1962) cover various aspects of life in Harlem and contain clippings and ephemera from a variety of both African American and mainstream newspapers. The clippings cover a range of topics, but some of the major coverage includes the high price of both housing and food, poor housing conditions, increase in crime, the connection between crime and poverty, unemployment, and discrimination, the 1935 and 1943 riots (causes and repercussions), discrimination in employment of African Americans and related protests, adult education, politics, and the opening of new housing developments, businesses, and community centers.</p>"}