The Harlem Renaissance in the American West

In the following article historians Bruce Glasrud and Cary Wintz discuss their new book, The Harlem Renaissance in the American West which argues that the literary and artistic outpouring by African Americans during the third decade of the 20th Century was a national phenomenon […] … Read MoreThe Harlem Renaissance in the American West

The Harlem Race Riot of 1964

The 1964 Harlem Riot was one of a number of race-based uprisings/ protests that took place in multiple cities across the United States during the 1960s. As elsewhere Harlem blacks reacted to racial discrimination, segregation, police brutality and social injustices that dominated their lives. They resorted to violence … Read MoreRead MoreThe Harlem Race Riot of 1964

Harlem Globetrotters (1926- )

The Harlem Globetrotters have gained worldwide recognition for combining their basketball playing skills with comedic tricks and stunts. Over the past eight decades the Globetrotters have competed in more than 20,000 games in over 100 countries. The Harlem Globetrotters began in Chicago in 1926 as … Read MoreRead MoreHarlem Globetrotters (1926- )

Collecting African American Art: From the Harlem Renaissance to the Obama Era

[…] of African descent. Collectors such as Arturo Alfonso Schomburg (aka Arthur Schomburg) helped to sustain and memorialize visual art from the Harlem Renaissance. During this period of cultural flowering and emergent racial consciousness in the 1920s, Schomburg amassed a large collection of artifacts and […] … Read MoreCollecting African American Art: From the Harlem Renaissance to the Obama Era

Eric Walrond (1898-1966)

Eric Walrond was an Afro–Caribbean-American fiction writer and journalist of the Harlem Renaissance era.  Born December 18, 1898, in Georgetown, British Guyana, Walrond would write short stories with the interwoven themes of immigration, racial pride, and discrimination as he captured the early urban experience […] … Read MoreEric Walrond (1898-1966)