The Harlem Reader by Herb Boyd - ISBN: 9781400046812
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Creating a stunning mosaic of Harlem, award-winning editor Boyd has collected stories, poems, rap, personal memories, and narratives, in the unforgettable voices of Malcolm X, Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes, Ann Petry, Chester Himes, Ruby Dee, Willie Perdomo, Duke Ellington, Mase, Sidney Poitier, and others.

The Harlem Reader

A Celebration of new York's Most Famous Neighborhood, from the Renaissance Years to the 21st Century

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  • Paperback

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    13 May 2003

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Summary

There is no neighborhood in America as famous, infamous, and inspiring as Harlem. From its humble beginnings as a farming district and country retreat for the rich, Harlem grew to international prominence as the meccaof black art and culture, then fell from grace, despised as a crime-ridden slum and symbol of urban decay. But during all of these phases there was writing in Harlem-great writing that sprang from one of the richest and most unique communities in the world. From Harlem’s most rev…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781400046812
ISBN-10:1400046815
Author:Herb Boyd
Publisher:Three Rivers Press
Imprint:Three Rivers Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Edition:1st
Release Date:13 May 2003
Weight:281g
Dimensions:216mm x 142mm x 19mm
About The Author

Herb Boyd

HERB BOYD is the national editor at The Black World Today, an online publication. He currently teaches African and African-American history at the College of New Rochelle in Manhattan. Boyd is also coeditor with Robert Allen of the American Book Award-winning collection Brotherman and, more recently, editor of Autobiography of a People. He resides in Harlem with his wife, Elza Dinwiddie-Boyd, also a noted writer and college professor.

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