Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Compilation

This section of the tour begins with the life of writer Langston Hughes. A mosaic in the Schomburg celebrates Hughes's poem 'The Negro Speaks of Rivers'.

Marcus Garvey was a Harlem resident and Black nationalist speaker. His organization, the Universal Negro Improvement Association, his ideas of Pan-Africanism, and the travels of his vessel The Yarmouth were important forerunners to future African independence movements.

The tour ends with a discussion of the role of Adam Clayton Powell and his Abyssynian Baptist Church on the economic desegregation of Harlem. 

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 Joseph Coppola of Dattner Architects discusses the renovations to the Schomburg Library in Harlem, preserving its historic octagonal shape while incorporating light and sound dampening into the gallery and research library. 

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Compilation

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