Harlem is nowhere : a journey to the Mecca of Black America /

For a century Harlem has been celebrated as the capital of black America, a thriving center of cultural achievement and political action. At a crucial moment in Harlem's history, as gentrification encroaches, the author untangles the myth and meaning of Harlem's legacy. Examining the epic...

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Main Author:	Rhodes-Pitts, Sharifa
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Back Bay Books/Little, Brown, 2013.
Edition:	1st Back Bay pbk. ed.
Subjects:	African Americans > New York (State) > New York > History. African Americans > New York (State) > New York > Social conditions. African Americans > New York (State) > New York > Biography. City and town life > New York (State) > New York > History. Community life > New York (State) > New York > History. African Americans. African Americans > Social conditions. City and town life. Community life. Social conditions. Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > History. Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Social conditions. Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Biography. New York (N.Y.) > Social conditions. New York (N.Y.) > Biography. New York (State) > New York. New York (State) > New York > Harlem. Biographies. History.