 | Harlem between Heaven and Hell Subjects: Harlem (New York N.Y.) -- Social life and customs; Harlem (New York N.Y.) -- Social conditions; Harlem (New York N.Y.) -- Race relations; African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social conditions; African Americans -- New York (State) -- N; Harlem brings to mind a kaleidoscope of imagesOCothe jazz clubs and cultural ferment of the 1920s and 1930s, the urban decay of the 1960s and 1970s, and the revitalization of the past twenty years. Integral to the ongoing transformation of Harlem has been the return of the African-American middle class to what had become an overwhelmingly poor area. In this lively book, Monique M. Taylor explores the stresses created by this influx, the surprising ways class differences manifest themselves and are managed, and what we can learn from examining a community in which race and class are so closely intertwined." |
