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  • How Harlem Became the Center of the Universe

  • On the Shoulders of Giants, Volume 1
  • By: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
  • Narrated by: Avery Brooks
  • Length: 2 hrs and 6 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (4 ratings)

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How Harlem Became the Center of the Universe

By: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Narrated by: Avery Brooks
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An Audio and Musical Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance.

Basketball legend and New York Times best-selling author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar recounts the birth of Harlem, from the boll weevil to the Great Migration, and discusses how Harlem influenced his life.

©2007 Gioconda Belli (P)2009 Recorded Books, LLC
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