num_pages: 390
description: Documents the migration of Blacks to Harlem at the turn of the century and chronicles Harlem's life and culture through their heyday in the 1920s to the neighborhood's decline in the 1950s
language: English
title: This Was Harlem: A Cultural Portrait, 1900-1950
titlecomplete: This Was Harlem: A Cultural Portrait, 1900-1950
genres: New York, History
ratings_count: 18
publisher: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd