Forever Harlem: Celebrating America's Most Diverse Community

As one of the countrys best-known neighborhoods New York Citys Harlem area has a rich history that has impacted countless Americans. While best known as a center of African-American culture Harlem has also been home to Irishmen Italians Jews and several other ethnic groups. In Forever Harlem New Yorks Hometown Newspaper combines its vast archives with the resources of the Uptown Chamber of Commerce to provide an informative and rich visual history of Harlem. Readers will see images and stories from Harlems beginnings as a destination for European immigrants of many cultures through to the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and on into the current growth and development of Manhattans hottest new place to live. Included are profiles of Harlemites as diverse as Al Pacino Burt Lancaster Willie Mays Harry Houdini and President Dwight Eisenhower. Special attention is also given to Harlems rich history in music and entertainment.