Clarence Irving and the Rediscovery of Black America

Authors

Robert D. Parmet, CUNY York CollegeFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-18-2018

Abstract

Clarence L. Irving, Sr., a retired machinist, founded an archive of African American music at York College, CUNY. He also managed and coached a New York City sandlot baseball team, the Bisons, and conceived the idea of placing the images of African American women on United States postage stamps.

Comments

This is the author's manuscript of an article originally published in New York Archives Magazine.