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1975: Harlem’s Rough Slum Life — Poverty and Survival in New York

August 12, 2026January 1, 1975 by ManOnTheStreet

Documentary footage and street interviews with Harlem residents at the height of New York City's fiscal and social crisis, Harlem, New York City, 1975. Featuring Harlem residents struggling with poverty in 1975. 640K views — the human face of New York's most desperate decade, before any recovery was in sight.

Who: Harlem residents struggling with poverty in 1975

What: Documentary footage and street interviews with Harlem residents at the height of New York City's fiscal and social crisis

Where: Harlem, New York City

When: 1975

Why: 640K views — the human face of New York's most desperate decade, before any recovery was in sight

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoHMqQ7Vb3g

Categories Culture Tags 1970s, Documentary, Economics, Homelessness & Skid Row, NYC, Race & Identity, Street Interviews

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