Discovering Black New York : a guide to the city's most important African American landmarks, restaurants, museums, historical sites, and more / text and photographs by Linda Tarrant-Reid.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tarrant-Reid, Linda, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Monuments.

African Americans.

New York (State)--New York.

African Americans--Monuments--New York (State)--New York--Guidebooks.

Historic sites--New York (State)--New York--Guidebooks.

Historic sites.

New York (N.Y.)--Guidebooks.

New York (N.Y.).

National Book Committee.

Genre:

Guidebooks.

Penn Provenance:

Shaw, Gwendolyn Dubois, 1968- (donor)

Physical Description:

xi, 228 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Citadel Press, Kensington Publishing Corp., 2001.

Summary:

Discovering Black New York is the book that takes you on a fascinating, off-the-beaten-track tour of the Big Apple. From the world-famous Apollo Theatre to the respected Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture to the many excellent soul food restaurants, this unusual city travel guide covers all the hot spots, including historical sites, museums and art galleries, shopping, tours, nightclubs, and other attractions related to African American history and culture.

Contents:

Introduction: African Americans in New York City 3

1 Manhattan 25

2 Harlem 63

3 Brooklyn 145

4 Queens 171

5 The Bronx 183

6 Staten Island 188

7 Historic Sites Outside of New York City 193

8 Calendar of Events 200

Appendix A Important Telephone Numbers and Web Sites 216

Appendix B Transportation Information 216

Appendix C Media Outlets 218.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-224) and index.

Local Notes:

Presented to the Penn Libraries by Gwendolyn Dubois Shaw.

ISBN:

0806521449

9780806521442

OCLC:

49942941