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Print Books
I Too Sing America by Call Number: 709.73 HayISBN: 9780847863129Publication Date: 2018-10-09
The Harlem Renaissance by Call Number: 700.89 HASISBN: 1562945653Publication Date: 1996-03-01
Harlem Stomp! by Call Number: 810.9 HILISBN: 9780316034241Publication Date: 2009-01-01
Harlem Speaks by Call Number: 810.9 HARISBN: 9781402204364Publication Date: 2007-01-01
Ebooks & Databases
The Harlem Renaissance by Call Number: EBSCO databaseISBN: 9781617831010Publication Date: 2011-08-01
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Websites
- Library of Congress collections capture African-American expressions of writing, music, and art during the 1920s and 1930s.
- Columbia's Harlem History presents archival treasures and scholarship about the Harlem Renaissance.
- National Gallery of Art presents images and resources that help us learn about the Harlem Renaissance.
- One-Way Ticket: Jacob Lawrence’s Migration Series, Museum of Modern Art