description: In this classic work, first published in 1930, James Weldon Johnson, one of the leading lights of the Harlem Renaissance, combined the skills of the historian, social scientist, and the reporter to trace the New York black experience from the earliest settlements on Chatham Square during the pre-revolutionary period to the triumphant achievements of Harlem in the 1920s. Featuring a foreword by Zadie Smith.
language: English
title: Black Manhattan
titlecomplete: Black Manhattan (Studies in American Negro Life, Edited by August Meier)
genres: New York, History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 44
publisher: Holiday House