Most oyster cellars were owned and operated by African Americans. The most famous of these proprietors was a man named Thomas Downing, who at the time of his death was one of the wealthiest men in New York City and member of early St. Philip's church.
Integrity Harlem silent protest with Mayor de Blasio killing of Islan Nettles, a trans woman.
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