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This is a fun tour offering fresh air and exercise and incomparable history for African American people. The birthplace of the Harlem Renaissance kicked off an unprecedented era of creativity, growth and triumph for black Americans.
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Duration: 2 to 3 hours
Starts: New York, United States
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting New York, New York, United States
This is a fun tour offering fresh air and exercise and incomparable history for African American people. The birthplace of the Harlem Renaissance kicked off an unprecedented era of creativity, growth and triumph for black Americans.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Masjid Malcolm Shabazz Mosque, 102 W 116th St, New York City, NY 10026-2500
Masjid Malcolm Shabazz is where Malcolm X preached until he left it for Sunni Islam in 1964.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: A Great Day in Harlem Photo location, 17 E 126th St, New York, NY 10035, USA
Site of a world famous 1958 is a black-and-white photograph of 57 jazz musicians in Harlem, New York City. The picture was published in Esquire magazine’s January 1959 issue.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Sylvia’s, 328 Malcolm X Blvd, New York, NY 10027, USA
“The Queen of Soul Food”, was founded by Sylvia Woods, in 1962. Presidents, celebrities, and Harlemites alike call this iconic soul food restaurant home.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, 140 W 137th St # 6, New York City, NY 10030-2502
The oldest African-American church in New York. A vital part of the United States abolitionist movement, and was an “Underground Railway.” Members included, Sojourner Truth. Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Paul Robeson, Langston Hughes and W. E. B. Du Bois.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Strivers’ Row, Strivers’ Row, New York City, New York
Historic district of housing. A failed effort to attract wealthy white New Yorkers, they became symbolic of success for those found the greatest success during the Harlem Renaissance, the Strivers of Harlem.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Apollo Theater, 253 W 125th St, New York City, NY 10027-4408
The 1,506 seat theater, opened in 1914 as Hurtig and Seamon’s New Burlesque Theater, but did not reach success until 1934 when it began to offer entertainment for, by and about black people. Launching pad for countless African American entertainers, it is estimated that 1.3 million people visit the Apollo every year.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Cotton Club, 656 W 125th St, New York City, NY 10027-2302
The Cotton Club was a New York City nightclub from 1923 to 1940. The club launched or featured stars such as Fletcher Henderson, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Cab Calloway, Bessie Smith, the Dandridge Sisters, Billie Holiday, Lena Horne, and more.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Frederick Douglass Circle, Frederick Douglass Cir, New York, NY 10026, USA
A traffic circle is named for the American abolitionist, women’s suffragist, editor, orator, author, statesman, and reformer Frederick Douglass. The plaza connects the New York City neighborhoods of Harlem with the Upper West Side. Harlem.
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By: Central Park, Central Park, New York City, New York
Time permitting, we’ll take a spin through Central Park’s Harlem Meers area.
