Working-Class New Yorkers

Mary M. Savage: From Georgia to Domestic Service in Plattsburgh

Mary M. Savage was born around 1890 in Bibb County, Georgia, to Thomas and Betsy. She married James Savage around ...

James Savage: From Georgia to Plattsburgh and Chicago

James Savage was born on October 26, 1886, in Jones County, Georgia, to Alex and Angeline Savage. He married Mary ...

Elizabeth Burney Spriggs: From Georgia to Plattsburgh and Maine

Elizabeth Burney was born on November 18, 1908, in Georgia, to Joe and Lousinda Burney. She grew up in Macon ...

Theodore: A Tennessee-Born Laborer in Standish, New York

Theodore was born on February 6, 1894, in Tennessee. He was twenty-three years old when he registered for the World ...

Ben Mason: An Iron Industry Worker in Standish, New York

Ben Mason was born on February 11, 1898, and was twenty years old when he registered for the World War ...

Marguerite: A Georgia-Born Domestic Worker in Plattsburgh, New York

Marguerite appears in the 1930 U.S. Federal Census as a twenty-five-year-old single woman born around 1905 in Georgia. She lived ...

Frankie: A Georgia-Born Resident of Plattsburgh, New York

Frankie appears in only one known public record, the 1930 U.S. Federal Census. Born around 1908 in Georgia, she was ...

Thomas Burney: From Georgia to Plattsburgh and a Career in the Paper Industry

Thomas Burney was born January 7, 1906, in Macon, Georgia. By 1925, he had moved to Plattsburgh, New York, where ...

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!