| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| Harlem |
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| Neighborhood of Manhattan. | 1 |
| ‡ Mostly populated by African-Americans, Harlem has long been a center of black culture. | 2 |
| ‡ During the 1920s, Harlem was the site of a great upsurge in black literature, music, and theater known as the Harlem Renaissance. | 3 |
| ‡ The area now contains a large Puerto Rican population and, after a period of economic decay, has experienced a revitalization. | 4 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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