Harlem, U.S.A. : the story of a city within a city / told by James Baldwin [and others]. And 40 other writers, artists, actors, sculptors, painters, doctors, lawyers, clergymen, photographers, philosophers. Edited, and with an introduction by John Henrik Clarke.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Clarke, John Henrik, 1915-1998, compiler.

Baldwin, James, 1924-1987, writer of article.

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Seven Seas books ; 7.

Seven Seas books 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans.

Intellectual life.

History.

Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--History.

Harlem (New York, N.Y.).

Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Intellectual life.

Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Ethnic relations.

Harlem Renaissance.

African Americans--New York (State)--New York--History.

African Americans--New York (State)--New York--Intellectual life.

African American arts--New York (State)--New York.

African American arts.

New York (State)--New York.

New York (State)--New York--Harlem.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

361 pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 52 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, photographs ; 19 cm.

Place of Publication:

Berlin : Seven Seas Publishers, 1967.

Contents:

I. Harlem city within a city. Oliver Harrington; Eugene C. Holmes, Langston Hughes; Sylvester Leaks; Richard B. Moore, Gilbert Osofsky, E.U. Essien-Udom; Bootsie Cartoons by Ollie Harrington

II. Harlem and the arts, sciences, professions. James Baldwin; Ossie Davis; William R. Dixon; Elton C. Fox; Lorraine Hansberry; Julian Mayfield; Loften Mitchell; Carlton Moss. Photographs: Harlem: Her Artists and Sculptors

III. Harlem and jobs, politics, bank accounts. George F. Brown; Kenneth B. Clark; John Henrik Clarke; Dr. Milton A. Galamison; Leonard W. Holt; Hope R. Stevens; Paul B. Zuber. Photographs by Paul Breslow, Alvin Simon. Cartoons by Brumsic Brandon, Jr.

IV. Harlem and the poets. Sterling A. Brown; John Henrik Clarke; Countee Cullen; Langston Hughes; Claude McKay; Gordon R. Watkins; Ricardo Weeks

V. Harlem street scene. Photographs by John Taylor

VI. Harlem and the short story. John Henrik Clarke; Alice Childress; Loyle Hairston; Langston Hughes; John Hudson Jones; Paule Marshall.

Notes:

Cover Design by Oliver Harrington.

"The map of Harlem, printed on the inside front cover, appears through the courtesy of 'Time'" ... Acknowledgment.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.

OCLC:

23760491