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Harlem

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Harlem residential and business section of upper Manhattan, New York City, bounded roughly by 110th St., the East River and Harlem River, 168th St., Amsterdam Ave., and Morningside Park. The Dutch settlement of Nieuw Haarlem was established by Peter Stuyvesant in 1658. To the W of Harlem, near the present site of Columbia Univ., British and Continental forces fought (Sept. 16, 1776) the Battle of Harlem Heights. Harlem remained rural until the 19th cent. when improved transportation facilities linked it with lower Manhattan. It then became a fashionable residential section of New York City. By... Read more

Harlem Renaissance
HARLEM RENAISSANCE HARLEM RENAISSANCE HIGH SPOTS 1920 Brownie's Book — first issue of magazine...Verse. Death of Florence Mills; 57,000 people pay their respect. 1928 Harlem: A Forum of Negro Life — only one issue published, edited by... Read more

Harlem Renaissance
Harlem Renaissance. Known also as the Negro Renaissance or the...War I in 1914, or the publication of Claude McKay's poem Harlem Dancer in 1917 to as late as 1937, when Zora Neale Hurston...Laurence Dunbar, and Charles W. Chesnutt. But Jazz Age Harlem, the capital of black America and “the greatest... Read more

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	Travel: THE NEW HEYDAY OF HARLEM ; "Harlem might very well be the darkest, dirtiest...writes Eddy L Harris in Still Life In Harlem, his recent memoir of a black American's...patrol the area, or huddle together outside Harlem's churches on Sundays waiting to get in... Read more
	'Harlem Song' bolstering rebirth of historic theater ; 'Harlem Song' bolstering rebirth of historic theater, community By LYNNE DUKE...August 19, 2002 New York -- By the time the ensemble cast is belting out "Harlem! Harlem!" from the edge of the stage, the Apollo Theater crowd is on its feet... Read more
	Health Department Releases Report On Access To Healthy Food In East And Central Harlem ; Harlem Residents Three Times As Likely To Be Obese And Four Times...Have Diabetes As Upper East Side Residents NEW YORK CITY- Harlem residents have fewer healthy food options, according to...Department report on food availability in East and Central Harlem. While Harlem has many bodegas and corner ... Read more
	The Harlem Globetrotters continue their legacy ; The Harlem Globetrotters, one of the most famous organizations...African-American athletes from the South Side, the Harlem Globetrotters were based in Chicago from 1926 through 1976. The Harlem Globetrotters emerged from a team of athletes from... Read more
	HARLEM'S RETAIL RENAISSANCE; HOORAY FOR HARLEM USA; NEW ENTERTAINMENT AND RETAIL COMPLEX BRINGS MAJOR NATIONAL RETAILERS TO 125TH STREET.(Brief Article) ; The Harlem Renaissance may no longer be a thing of the past. With major developments under way to rejuvenate Harlem's social and economic growth, Harlem will soon be New York's next hot spot. Contributing to this... Read more
	Harlem Lost and Found: An Architectural and Social History, 1765-1915 ; Harlem Lost and Found: An Architectural and Social History, 1765-19...The Monacelli Press, June 2003 $65.00, ISBN 1-580-93070-0 Harlem possesses some of the most amazing and diverse architecture...the United States. In the 19th century, construction in Harlem was affected by financial upsets. In an area ... Read more
	Harlem's appeal to tourists has never been stronger ; NEW YORK HARLEM is the historic capital of black American...complement famous landmarks. Certainly Harlem's appeal to tourists has never been stronger...food restaurant. "There is an image of Harlem that is indelible around the world," said... Read more
	Find real Harlem among changes ; NEW YORK -- Harlem is the historic capital of black American...complement famous landmarks. Certainly Harlem's appeal to tourists has never been stronger...food restaurant. "There is an image of Harlem that is indelible around the world," said... Read more
	Harlem Businesses Unite For A Holiday In Harlem, Offering Events And Special Discounts In Honor Of Billie Holiday ; Since 1886, Harlem's best businesses have joined the Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce (GHCC) which is dedicated to community vitality. This November, the GHCC and some of Harlem's top businesses are saluting our own American icon... Read more
	Rebirth of Harlem ; Rebirth of Harlem Overhaul of neighborhood inspires retail...Frappucinos. Dayton, Ohio? Fresno, Calif.? Try Harlem, New York -- a neighborhood long known...infusion of government aid -- long-neglected Harlem has been at the center of a commercial... Read more

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