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National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Making of African American Identity: The Promised Land?

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A short story and a painting illustrating African American perceptions of Northern cities. Rudolph Fisher's short story "The City of Refuge" and William H. Johnson's painting Moon over Harlem offer insight into life within the black urban community in the early twentieth century.

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african american culture
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african american urban community, harlem renaissance, jazz age, nhc toolbox: making of african american identity: the promised land?, rudolph fisher
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