Working-Class New Yorkers

William Duval: Racial Identity, Family History, and Community Life in Clinton County, New York (1890–1965)

William Duval’s life in Clinton County, New York, is documented through a rare and complex trail of changing census records, ...

Wait Perry: A Bound Servant Who Sought Freedom in 1815

On April 3, 1815, Levi Fuller of Peru, New York, placed a newspaper advertisement seeking the capture and return of ...

Almira Wheeler Hansen: A Life Rooted in Family and Community in 19th-Century Essex County

Almira Wheeler Hansen was a 19th-century woman of African American descent whose life is traced through census records in Essex ...

Emery Hanson: A Maryland-Born Laborer Who Built a Life in Essex County, New York

Emery Hanson, born in Maryland around 1830, first appeared in the 1850 U.S. Census as a 23-year-old laborer living in ...

William Appo: A Musical Legacy from Philadelphia to North Elba (c.1808–1880)

William Appo was born in Philadelphia around 1808 to St. Appo and Ann Appo. A gifted musician, he emerged as ...

Willie Mae Bullock

Willie Mae Auston was born around 1899 in Greenville, South Carolina. She first appeared in the 1910 U.S. Census at ...

John Thomas Bullock

John Thomas Bullock was born on January 24, 1899, in Laurens, South Carolina, to Mary J. Bullock. He married Willie ...

Sewell Acres

Sewell Acres, a Black man born around 1812 in Virginia, first appeared in the 1850 U.S. Census living in Elizabethtown, ...

Jaqcal's Info

Working-Class New Yorkers of color of the 18th – 21th century have impacted various cultures today in New York and across the country, and their cultural contributions are both powerful and noteworthy.

Therefore, here at Jaqcal’s Info, it is our mission to provide you with in-depth stories that accurately portray the lives of various working-class people of color of New York that history has buried.

About Jaqcal's Info

I present thrilling stories about real working-class New Yorkers who have contributed this our country’s history. These were people who were predominantly people of color and worked hard and made many valuable contributions during the time that they lived: in the 18th century, 19th century, and 20th century.
Their lives and contributions are still relevant today!