With Construction Under Way, NUL Celebrates Harlem, “The Beating Heart of Black Culture
“With soil exhaustion and the boll weevil pushing Southern blacks away from the land, Harlem became a destination of almost mythical proportions, where manufacturing jobs, a united community, and an escape from poll taxes and Jim Crow laws awaited. It was exotic, colorful, sensuous; a place that partied late into the night.” -- James Roman, Chronicles of Old New York With construction of its new headquarters underway in Harlem, the National Urban League this week took a step