# Stories from Perth Amboy, Vol. 1

By **Katherine Massopust**

- ISBN-13: 9781540232038
- Publisher: History Press Library Editions
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 162
- Published: 21 Aug 2012
- Categories: History, Biography, Social life and customs, New jersey, history, New jersey, biography, New jersey, social life and customs, New jersey

## About this book

Since its establishment in 1683, Perth Amboy has been a progressive and welcoming community. Residents have consistently made a stand for equality--in the 1920s, riots at a local K meeting ousted the Klan for good, and the nation's first African American vote was cast here by Thomas Mundy Peterson. Another Perth Amboy

---

Buy this book at [MyBookBandits](https://mybookbandits.com/books/9781540232038) — a new copy with worldwide UPS delivery.