Down the Up Staircase: Three Generations of a Harlem Family

by Syma Solovitch and Bruce D. Haynes

Book Overview

Down the Up Staircase tells the story of one Harlem family across three generations, connecting its journey to the historical and social forces that transformed Harlem over the past century. Bruce D. Haynes and Syma Solovitch capture the tides of change that pushed blacks forward through the twentieth century--the Great Migration, the Harlem Renaissance, the early civil rights victories, the Black Power and Black Arts movements--as well as the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231181027
• ISBN13: 9780231181020
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.6"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher