Inside The Schomburg Centennial Festival: Harlem Celebrates A Mecca Of Black History And Culture

By Najha Zigbi-Johnson ·Updated June 19, 2025

One hundred years ago, the Afro-Puerto Rican bibliophile and archivist Arturo Schomburg donated his personal collection to the Division of Negro Literature, History and Prints at the 135th Street branch of the New York Public Library in Harlem. That gift

Melissa Noel
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