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The 31 pages that link to Harlem, each with the reason it gives.

• Harry BelafonteRelated: Belafonte grew up partly in Harlem, whose community shaped his early experiences.

• Arthur MillerRelated: Miller was born in Harlem in 1915, before his family’s finances changed during the Depression.

• Billie HolidayRelated: Holiday developed as a performer in Harlem clubs during the 1930s.

• Althea GibsonRelated: Gibson grew up in Harlem, where paddle tennis first drew her into competitive sport.

• Burt LancasterRelated: Lancaster grew up in Harlem, where his family lived during his childhood.

• Bud PowellRelated: Powell grew up in Harlem, where jazz musicians and venues shaped his early musical environment.

• Alex HaleyRelated: Haley’s journalism and interviews connected him to prominent Black artists and public figures.

• Faith RinggoldRelated: Ringgold’s childhood in Harlem shaped the settings and communities depicted in her work.

• Sarah VaughanRelated: Its clubs and theaters formed part of the New York jazz world where Vaughan first worked.

• Cecil TaylorRelated: Taylor grew up in New York, where Harlem’s cultural life formed part of his early environment.

• Cicely TysonRelated: Tyson was born and raised in Harlem, where her early life began.

• Sonny RollinsRelated: Rollins grew up in Harlem amid the musical life that shaped his early development.

• Kurtis BlowRelated: Blow grew up in Harlem, a formative setting for his musical career.

• Nella LarsenRelated: Larsen lived and worked in Harlem during the period that shaped her best-known fiction.

• Sugar Ray RobinsonRelated: Robinson grew up in Harlem, where he began boxing as a boy.

• Take the "A" TrainRelated: The title’s subway route leads toward Harlem, where Ellington’s band was based at the time.

• Iris ApfelRelated: Apfel credited Harlem’s street style with influencing her early interest in fashion.

• Nicky BarnesRelated: Barnes’s organization operated within the Harlem communities affected by its heroin trade.