Daily News Record, May 14th, 1999
Harlem is not a neighborhood measured simply by streets and avenues, but by the way its life and spirit have touched Black America. For many, this enclave in northern Manhattan served as a place where fashion, art and a community all took root, a legacy that lives on today.
Harlem was in its heyday in the years between World War I and II. Due to its dynamic explosion of creativity from the people who lived there, this time is forever known as the Harlem Renaissance.
"This was the village they could go to and be a part of," said Lloyd Boston, author of Men of Color, an historical anthology ...
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