Harlem: From Dutch Suburb to Black Metropolis
- ISBN-10
- 031337774X
- ISBN-13
- 9780313377747
- Series
- Harlem
- Category
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-02-28
- Publisher
- Greenwood
- Author
- Linda Tarrant-Reid
Description
This fascinating work takes readers on a 350-year-long journey, introducing the people, places, activities, and movements that have characterized this justly celebrated black enclave.
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Other editions
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- 2016-12-12
- 263 pages
- Ebook
- Bloomsbury Publishing USA
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- 2011-02-01
- 448 pages
- Ebook
- Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
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