Harlem

There are many people that made Harlem a very famous place for African-American artists to go to. One person taht contributed to this was Duke Ellington. Duke Ellington was a very famous and a very talented person who performed and lived in Harlem. He was a player at the Cotton Club in Harlem. Even though this Club was in Harlem it was for white people only but Ellington was allowed to go there to play even though he was black. Duke Ellington was a very influential person in Harlem using his music.

Another person who contributed to making Harlem famous was Claude McKay who was an excellent writer. He moved to Harlem because he wanted to participate in the writing movements that were happening in Harlem. He did not earn a living as writing but he worked as a porter on a railroad so that he could afford to live. He also wrote a novel that was the first from a writer from Harlem to be on the New York Times Bestseller List. He helped Harlme greatly with his writings.