Harlem was the center of urban black life. If you wanted to write, you went to Harlem. If you wanted to dance, you went to Harlem. If you wanted to effect social change, you went to Harlem. If you wanted to compose music, you went to Harlem. If you wanted the best chance at changing your circumstances and you were black, you went to Harlem. It was considered the heart of the Renaissance in African …showed first 75 words of 636 total…

…showed last 75 words of 636 total…was somewhat overwhelmed with famous names, facts, and important dates of the period. Making the chapter more reader-friendly would be my only suggestion for the future; like footnotes to better explain sections "stockpiled" with information. On the positive side though I learned a great deal from this chapter and would recommend it to any college student. With the emphasis being on college because anyone lower than that reading level would have difficulty understanding the text.