Wright-Smith, Hara: - Author Hara Wright-Smith, PhD, was born and raised in New Castle County, Delaware. As a community development professional, Dr. Wright-Smith earned her doctorate and master's degrees in city and regional planning from the University of Pennsylvania and focused her doctoral dissertation on the East Side, which inspired her interest in preserving this rich history of Black life, heritage, and legacy. The author takes the reader on a photographic journey, documenting 60 years of everyday life from research, archives, privately held collections, personal family albums, and interviews.