From the end of World War One until the onset of the Depression, Harlem was the black capital of America, attracting not only musicians but writers, artists and intellectuals. Alyn Shipton travels to
Harlem to uncover the story of this vital period in American cultural life. His guides include David Levering Lewis , Daphne Duval Harrison and Howard Dodson.
Featuring the sounds of Bessie Smith , Duke Ellington and Fats Waller , and archive recordings of significant Harlem writers, including Langston Hughes , Claude McKay and Richard Bruce Nugent.