newyorkthegoldenage:One hundred and twenty-fifth street is Harlem’s main street and the theatr
newyorkthegoldenage:One hundred and twenty-fifth street is Harlem’s main street and the theatrical and shopping center of the colored thousands. —Claude McKay (1935)Picketers on 125th Street protesting the refusal of some shopkeepers to hire blacks, 1937.Photo: Jack Manning via the Stephen Daiter Gallery The more things change, the more they stay the same! -- source link