133 West 138th Street
Alberta Hunter Residence
From 1927 to at least 1945, the closeted blues singer Alberta Hunter owned an apartment in this Harlem building. During... Learn More
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The Harlem Renaissance
From roughly 1919 to 1935, the literary and artistic movement now known as the Harlem Renaissance produced an outpouring of celebrated works by Black artists and writers. Relatively recent scholarship... Learn More
253 West 125th Street
Apollo Theater
During the Apollo Theater’s heyday as a showcase for Black performers from the 1930s into the 1970s, nearly every important... Learn More
639 East 169th Street
Mabel Hampton Residence
Mabel Hampton was an African-American performer during the Harlem Renaissance and, in the 1970s and ‘80s, a key member of... Learn More
104 West 136th Street
Countee Cullen Branch, New York Public Library
Renamed for the noted gay poet Countee Cullen in 1951, this library was the first in the New York Public... Learn More
320 Manhattan Avenue
Georgette Harvey & Musa Williams Residence
From 1935 until sometime between 1940 and 1942, the Black lesbian couple Georgette Harvey and Musa Williams lived at the... Learn More
