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Established to create jobs during the Depression, the Work Projects Administration sent writers into the neighborhoods and alleyways of Harlem to capture its distinctive voices during its most flamboyant, socially active and aesthetically vibrant era. It was a time when Harlem was Mecca, as vital as any world capital, surging with a tide of Negro migrants in search of the American Dream. The 1930s heralded the greatest period of self-discovery in African-American history after the Civil War and before the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s.
In this illuminating document, we are introduced to a West Indian conjure man known for his infallible charms and herbal remedies; a dancer at the Apollo Theater who mourns the untimely death of the entertainer who inspired her; a domestic worker determined to fight for fair wages and better treatment. And we meet Matt Henson at his retirement from his government job, still denied official recognition for his status as the first American to plant the United States flag on the North Pole.
Enter the bars, the nightclubs, the beauty shops, the street markets, the employment offices and homes. Visit with fish vendors, war veterans, Pullman porters, prostitutes, and countless others. Come listen to the memorable sounds of swing music, the singing and shouting of church choirs, and the lonely plea of a mournful spiritual.
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- Title A Renaissance in Harlem
- Author Lionel Bascom
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 300
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Lulu.com
- Date 2007-06-27
- ISBN 9781430321835 / 1430321830
- Weight 0.97 lbs (0.44 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.67 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 1.70 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1920's
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Chronological Period: 1900-1949
- Cultural Region: Mid-Atlantic
- Cultural Region: Northeast U.S.
- Demographic Orientation: Urban
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Geographic Orientation: New York
- Library of Congress subjects African Americans, Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
- Dewey Decimal Code 810.808
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