Angels of MercyWilliam Seraile uncovers the history of the colored orphan asylum, founded in New York City in 1836 as the nations first orphanage for African American children. It is a remarkable institution that is still in the forefront aiding children. Although no longer an orphanage, in its current incarnation as Harlem Dowling West Side Center for Children and Family Services it maintains the principles of the women who organized it nearly 200 years ago. The