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Renaissance Women

Season 1 Episode 1

In between World Wars, the Harlem renaissance gave rise to a "new kind of Negro...

In between World Wars, the Harlem renaissance gave rise to a "new kind of Negro." Blacks were taking pride in their brown-faced beauty, and their artistic and intellectual work flooded Manhattan. In the midst of Harlem's vibrant community, Anoka resident Anna Arnold Hedgeman and Duluthian Ethel Ray Nance plunged head-first into their careers, gaining vital connections and experiences that led...

AIR DATE 9/22/04

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