"The Universe said, ‘Let me show your soul something beautiful.

The leaders and followers of the Harlem Renaissance were every bit as intent on using Black culture to help make the United States a more functional democracy as they were on employing Black culture to 'vindicate' Black people.
~ Aberjhani ~












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