Walking Harlem : The Ultimate Guide to the Cultural Capital of Black America /

With its rich cultural history and many landmark buildings, Harlem is not just one of New York's most distinctive neighborhoods; it's also one of the most walkable. This illustrated guide takes readers on five separate walking tours of Harlem, covering ninety-one different historical sites...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Taborn, Karen (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [2018]
Temas:
Travel / General.
Abyssinian Baptist Church.
African American Press.
America.
Harlem.
New York.
The Apollo Theater.
The National Black Theatre.
The Studio Museum of Harlem.
art.
black.
culture.
guidebook.
history.
politics.
tour.
tourguide.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • About This Book
  • Introduction
  • PART I: TOURS
  • TOUR 1. Central Harlem: North
  • TOUR 2. Central Harlem: Middle
  • TOUR 3. Central Harlem: South
  • TOUR 4. West Harlem: North
  • TOUR 5. West Harlem, Washington Heights: Far North
  • PART II: HARLEM: PEOPLE, PLACES, AND MOVEMENTS
  • Civil Rights, Social Justice Movements, and Overcoming the Odds
  • The 1930s Harlem Arts Movement
  • The New Negro Movement and "Niggerati Manor"
  • Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association
  • Vaudeville Theater and Minstrelsy
  • The Development of Bebop ( Jazz) in Harlem
  • Speakeasies, Small Clubs, Jungle Alley, and Stride Piano Players
  • James Baldwin, Richard Wright, and Ralph Ellison
  • Malcolm X
  • Sugar Hill
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Index
  • About the Author

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