Harlem is nowhere : a journey to the Mecca of Black America / Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts.
Harlem is nowhere : a journey to the Mecca of Black America / Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts.
Harlem is nowhere : a journey to the Mecca of Black America / Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts.
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Publisher
New York : Little, Brown, 2011.
Date
2011.
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N974.71/35
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Language
English
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Physical content
296 p. : ill., map ; 22 cm.
Contents
A colony of their own -- Into the city of refuge -- Searching for the underground city -- Harlem dream books -- Messages -- Land is the basis of all independence -- Back to Carolina -- We march because.
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Publisher
New York : Little, Brown, 2011.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2011.
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Summary
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 Harlem of official history and the personal Harlem that begi...
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Harlem is nowhere : a journey to the Mecca of Black America / Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-286) and index.
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N974.71/35
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74VvdVlm8Bbg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvdVlm8Bbg
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ISBN
031601723X
9780316017237
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974.71
MMS ID
991005899689702626
