Many things throughout history have changed, to the point where if a person from the past were to somehow travel to the future, they would be utterly loss in insane sorts of ways. The advent of technology means that the person from the past would see people talking to themselves on glowing screens, strange forms… Continue reading Contemporary Reflection – Past Vs. Today
I was born and spent most of my childhood living in Harlem (145th & Frederick Douglass Blvd. to be exact) something that I will always cherish about living there was the sense of community. As a young kid, I spent hours outside with my older siblings and friends ripping through the neighborhood streets and parks,… Continue reading Community in Harlem
The walking tour of Harlem was a fascinating experience. I have always been interested in learning of occurrences in history, even more so intrigued when that history is of somewhere that is so close to home. The tour began at a large building regarded as the Schomburg. Inside there is a public library, in addition,… Continue reading Walking Tour Reflection
The walking tour of Harlem was intriguing. The journey began at the Schomburg, which is located at 135st, and inside there’s a public library and a room filled with images of historical figures and events from Harlem’s early years.The Harlem tour was both fun and educational, beginning with an explanation of some of the images… Continue reading 5/5/22 Contemporary Reflection Blog post on Walking Tour
The Walking tour of Harlem was a very interesting and captivating trip. The tour started at the Schomburg, a public library and a space loaded with photographs of legendary and important individuals and events from Harlem’s earliest years, which is actually located at 135th Street. The walking tour of Harlem was enlightening and amusing from… Continue reading Contemporary Reflection in Walking Tour of Harlem
The tour really confirmed the practice of passing for me. Even though we studied it in class, I didn’t realize how common it was. The fact that Adam Clayton Powell was able to achieve so much partly due to his complexion really made me see the lengths that Black people had to go to to… Continue reading Passing Come to Life — Walking Tour Hot Take
The Harlem tour was incredibly engaging and informative. It was moving to walk through streets with so much history and imagine what Harlem was like a century ago. Standouts for me was learning more about Marcus Harvey’s Black Star Line and getting to stand in the spot where the Savoy Ballroom was located. The walking… Continue reading Walking Tour Reflection
My main takeaway from our class walking tour of Harlem was how much history took place in just the few blocks that we walked around on. Starting from the Schomburg Center and walking a few blocks uptown, and then heading west to Frederick Douglass Boulevard (8th Ave) before circling back down 135th, we passed multiple… Continue reading This Is Harlem
Harlem appears to have upheld the features of vibrant streets and roaring entertainment life. Harlem is also still engorged in culture by the people that densely populated the area; African Americans. As one can view in the image several African Americans are mingling at the stoop of the brownstones on the far right. And there… Continue reading Harlem Walking Tour BP