Epic Harlem: A Narrative History

A sweeping, deeply rooted history of Harlem at the center of Black cultural, political, and intellectual life

From its earliest Indigenous inhabitants and Dutch settlers to its emergence as a global center of Black culture, Epic Harlem offers one of the most comprehensive narrative histories ever written about this storied New York neighborhood. Author, journalist, and longtime Harlem resident Herb Boyd traces the evolution of Harlem across centuries, capturing the people, movements, institu...