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Hungry Work

Lola Olufemi Vittles
It was women who ran the hostel services and food kitchens in the League of Coloured Peoples in the 1930–50s; and women who made sure that the minutes of meetings and conferences were kept. They are why we have this important history.

A Visual History of the Harlem Renaissance

Text by Reece Taylor Williams and Veronica Chambers. Edited by Marcelle Hopkins, Eve Lyons and Veronica Chambers. Designed and Produced by Alice Fang and Antonio de Luca. Archival Research by Lisa Dalsimer, Allyson Torrisi and Dahlia Kozlowsky. New York Times
The Harlem Renaissance changed the world. We’ve gathered dozens of images, many that we’ve never published, showing the people and the art that they created.