The Harlemite

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Title

The Harlemite

Coverage

New York

Publisher

World Mutual Exchange, Inc. 

Date

January 1963

Subject

Volume 1, number 1

Description

A monthly published by R. Algeon Sutton. This pilot issue of 5,000 copies includes cross-section of the Harlem social and entertainment scene of the early 1960s. The cover features iconic trumpet player Miles Davis. It is signed and inscribed by actress Abby Lincoln, the author of the feature article entitled: “The Unkindest Cut of All: Black Women - Imitation or Original?” Possibly a unique survival.