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Record Nr.

UNINA9910151747403321

Autore

Bascom Lionel C

Titolo

Harlem : the crucible of modern African American culture / / Lionel C. Bascom

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, , 2017

New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2023

ISBN

979-84-00-66185-3

979-82-16-09455-5

1-4408-4269-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 pages)

Disciplina

974.7/1

Soggetti

African American arts - New York (State) - New York - 20th century

African Americans - Intellectual life - 20th century

African Americans - New York (State) - New York

African Americans - New York (State) - New York - Intellectual life - 20th century

African Americans - New York (State) - New York - Politics and government - 20th century

Harlem Renaissance

Harlem (New York, N.Y.) Civilization

Harlem (New York, N.Y.) Intellectual life 20th century

Harlem (New York, N.Y.) Politics and government 20th century

New York (N.Y.) Intellectual life 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

From exodus to the rise of Harlem as a cultural center -- Raisins in the sun -- A history of New York activism -- The arrivals -- Negrophilia -- Almost made king -- Exit the New Negro -- Mystic knights -- New York frame of mind -- Black Socrates -- The last leaf -- Legal defense -- The gospel of Powell -- The crisis -- The messenger -- Going home -- March on Washington I -- March on Washington II -- Epilogue: fire in the crucible.