Founded in the 17th century as a Dutch outpost, Harlem developed into a farming village, a revolutionary battlefield, a resort town, a commuter town, a center of African-American culture, …

A map of Upper Manhattan, with Greater Harlem highlighted.Harlem proper is the neighborhood in the center. Harlem is located in Upper Manhattan.The three neighborhoods comprising the …

Jan 22, 2025 · Harlem, district of New York City, occupying a large part of northern Manhattan. In 1658 it was established as the settlement Nieuw Haarlem, named after Haarlem in the …

After the Battle of Harlem Heights on September 16, 1776, General George Washington was disappointed that his men failed to execute his orders, but he had won his first battlefield …

Dec 8, 2023 · The Battle at Harlem Heights Escalates. Washington sent reinforcements, including two pieces of field artillery to support the Americans. They helped Reed and his men force the …

Today, Harlem is home to a variety of architecture and serves as a cultural capitol. In the early 1900s, African Americans began to migrate to the North to escape the Jim Crow South. As the …

Harlem was both stage and player during the turbulent period of the Civil Rights Movement. Religious and political leaders articulated the sentiments of the masses from street corners …

Aug 26, 2023 · Sixty years ago, in the summer of 1963, a four-story townhouse on West 130th Street in Harlem became the headquarters for what was then the largest civil rights event in …

Aug 20, 2015 · Harlem became a key site for George Washington during the war, and in September 1776, the area now called Manhattanville then known as Hollow Way saw some of …

Harlem is perhaps the most famous, iconic neighborhood in the United States. A bastion of freedom and the capital of Black America, Harlem’s twentieth-century renaissance changed …