3/5 Wendy N. 8 months ago on Google
My
family
and
I
joined
the
Harlem
Renaissance
tour
which
I
found
online
looking
for
things
to
do
while
in
NYC.
My
son
recently
learned
about
this
topic
in
school
in
8th
grade
and
did
a
history
day
presentation
on
Duke
Ellington.
I
thought
it
would
be
interesting
to
bring
some
of
the
history
to
life
by
means
of
the
tour.
The
meeting
place
was
the
lovely
home
of
a
lovely
woman.
This
was
one
of
my
favorite
parts
of
the
tour.
Once
we
stepped
out,
our
guide,
Debbie,
pointed
out
many
buildings
in
the
local
vicinity
having
a
connection
to
the
time
period.
She
was
great
with
facts
of
the
building
materials
and
dates
of
the
buildings.
We
went
to
the
lobby
of
the
Apollo
Theater,
but
were
not
given
access
to
viewing
the
auditorium,
which
was
disappointing.
We
need
to
be
able
to
see
things
like
that
to
bring
the
history
more
up
close
and
personal.
I
have
a
lot
of
pictures
of
buildings
from
the
street,
but
that's
really
it
picture-wise.
We
went
to
the
Schomburg
Center
for
Research
in
Black
Culture.
We
got
to
see
part
of
the
inside
of
this
building
-
specifically
a
tile
mural
on
the
floor.
Debbie
read
a
poem
but
Langston
Hughes
here,
and
I
really
felt
like
that
was
the
only
time
the
personal
history
of
the
Renaissance
came
through
for
me.
I
read
on
a
plaque
that
Langston
Hughes's
ashes
are
buried
under
the
floor
of
the
tile
mural.
It
was
interesting
seeing
his
final
resting
place.
Debbie
mentioned
she
has
seen
a
lot
of
the
people
central
to
the
Renaissance
in
person,
so
that
made
for
interesting
storytelling.
It
would
have
been
cool
to
hear
a
song
from
the
time
period
or
something
like
that,
to
see
an
outfit
from
the
time
period,
etc.
Debbie
pointed
out
where
a
speech
writer
for
MLK
Jr.
lived,
and
also
pointed
out
a
location
for
a
hotel
from
the
"green
book".
The
area
is
filled
with
so
much
history!
We
finished
the
tour
at
a
delicious
buffet
restaurant
where
everything
was
so
good.
The
corn
bread
was
delicious.
So
were
they
candied
yams.
Everything
was
just
so
good.
Debbie
did
a
fabulous
job
leading
a
group
of
people,
and
keeping
us
all
together.
No
easy
task.
She
responded
with
empathy
to
the
needs
of
the
group
and
took
really
good
care
of
us.
We
saw
a
few
hard
to
see
things
on
the
tour
related
to
poverty.
It
was
a
lot
of
walking,
and
we
weren't
able
to
see
everything
originally
part
of
the
tour
because
of
the
heat.
I
bought
a
cute
skirt
from
a
nice
store
on
the
tour.
The
shopowner/keeper
was
super
nice.
All
in
all
it
was
a
great
tour.
I
went
home
and
requested
a
ton
of
books
on
the
Harlem
Renaissance
from
my
library,
so
it
sparked
an
interest.
In
a
follow-up
email,
one
of
the
lovely
women
involved
with
Welcome
to
Harlem
reached
out
and
offered
to
help
me
with
book
titles
which
was
really
sweet.
I
hope
this
review
helps
you
decide
to
take
this
tour.
It
will
probably
be
even
better
when
you
decide
to
take
it.