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 sites where our guide recounted the notable people and events that took place in the neighborhood. Before this tour, when I thought of the heart of Harlem I would think about the area around 125th Street, with the Apollo Theatre, Magic Johnson Theatre, The Cotton Club towards the river, and all of the shopping up and down the street. But our tour, even though it was only a few blocks away from 125th, explored a part of Harlem that I had not thought much about before, and really highlighted how much has happened in all parts of the neighborhood