Comments on: The Truth About Harlem

By: Carol Drew Peeples

Carol Drew Peeples — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:55:40 +0000

Minnette Great story once again.

On of your readers said that “#

Right now Harlem seems to be the new crossroads of New York. Everybody wants to come there.” Honey, everybody always waned to come there.
Harlem was a safe haven for migrating African Americans, a workshop for budding artists, a mecca for religious groups, politicians, fashion, nightlife, jazz, you name it Harlem has been the place. Just ask those bus loads of Japaneses going to find soul food. They go go Harlem. If you visit Europe or Africa and your skin is brown they ask you if you are from Harlem. Take the A train , so says the Duke.

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Nicolas — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:28:51 +0000

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By: Minnette Coleman

Minnette Coleman — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:16:18 +0000

Some years back I did a very detailed article on Harlem for The Gotham History Blotter called “I Live in Harlem. . . I Think”. It is more on the history of the area then the people. Right now Harlem seems to be the new crossroads of New York. Everybody wants to come there.

By: steve S.

steve S. — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:52:05 +0000

Minnette—I enjoy reading your observations about New York–’marble foyer’ and ‘huddled masses’–since I grew up in Bed Sty and worked as a messenger boy for the New York Times from 71-73, wandering all over the city, including Harlem. Now I live in New Rochelle and don’t walk so well.
The Golden Bough, by the way, is still one of my favorite reference books. Old Freudian saying–there are no strangers in dreams, only people we don’t or choose not to recognize.