that was new york
Harlem—I
Part 1 of Jervis Anderson’s sweeping report about the history of a neighborhood—and a refuge—for the Black community of twentieth-century Manhattan.
June 29, 1981
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that was new york
Part 1 of Jervis Anderson’s sweeping report about the history of a neighborhood—and a refuge—for the Black community of twentieth-century Manhattan.