Harlem is Nowhere: A Journey to the Mecca of Black America
- ISBN-10
- 031601723X
- ISBN-13
- 9780316017237
- Series
- Harlem is Nowhere
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 296
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-01-26
- Publisher
- Little Brown
- Author
- Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts
Description
The author explores Harlem's legacy through the lives of people who lived there, both celebrities and everyday people, including her own experiences, in a book that looks at the growing gentrification of the culture-rich New York neighborhood.
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