Schomburg always made his extensive collection free and easily accessible, a mission that continues today. "This is that public library in Harlem, that 100 years later, still says here is the ...

What began as a small Harlem library addressing the needs of a changing neighborhood has grown into a world-renowned mecca for Black art and thought. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black ...

A century ago, at the peak of the Harlem Renaissance, The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture was formed. The Harlem-based organization, a part of the New York Public Library ...