In Soulful Harlem Step into the world of writers and photographers as they tell you about the best, worst, and quirkiest places and adventures they encountered in the field. Get the facts behind the frame in this online-only gallery. Pick an image and see the photographer's technical notes. Long a mecca for African Americans and foreign tourists, Harlem hits a high note as yuppies and developers sing its praises.
Residents are a bit worried.
Get a taste of what awaits you in print from this compelling excerpt. Hardworking Southern newcomers formed the bulk of the community back in the 1920s and '30s, when Harlem Renaissance artists, writers, and intellectuals gave it a glitter and renown that made it the capital of black America. From Harlem, W. E. B. DuBois, Langston Hughes, Paul Robeson, Zora Neal Hurston, and others helped power America's cultural influence around the world. Style counted too. By the 1970s and '80s drugs and crime had ravaged parts of the community.