The Harlem Renaissance

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145th St. 140th St. 135th St. 130th St. 125th St. Eighth Ave. Seventh Ave. Fifth Ave. Madison Ave. Park Ave. Lenox Ave. H th a r l e m R i v e r At the turn of the century, New York’s Harlem neighborhood was overbuilt with new apartment houses. Enterprising African-American realtors began buying and leasing property to other African