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If this love affair didn’t happen, the Harlem Renaissance may not have ever occurred
Imagine stepping into 1920s Harlem — the streets bursting at the seams with the vibrant energy of Black brilliance set to a boisterous jazzy soundtrack provided by legends like Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong. Nightclubs like the Cotton Club or the Savoy Ballroom are venues for Black creativity, joy, and fashion at its finest. Among the folks hustling and bustling are greats like Langston Hughes and Zora Neal Hurston, caught somewhere between integral literary figures and just folks trying to make it to the next day, blissfully unaware of how impactful their words and stories will become.
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