A Renaissance in HarlemThis is a collection of lost stories about the Harlem Renaissance. They are the voices of ordinary people who came to Harlem to start new lives. They created a new culture, the first generation of African-Americans. |
Contents
Reviews | 8 |
TWO HARLEMS | 20 |
LOST MANUSCRIPTS | 29 |
Colonial Park Ralph Ellison | 35 |
Sweet the Monkey Ralph Ellison | 48 |
Pluto Dorothy West | 54 |
Rent Parties Frank Byrd | 61 |
Buffet Flat Frank Byrd | 72 |
Slick Reynolds Frank Byrd | 76 |
PUSHCARTS THURSDAY GIRLS | 89 |
Street Cries and Criers Frank Byrd Terry Roth | 103 |
Life in the Harlem Markets Frank Byrd | 128 |
Fatso the Slickster Pullman Porters Frank Byrd | 149 |
Workers Alliance Vivian Morris | 160 |
Domestic Price Wars Vivian Morris | 171 |
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