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(Washington, DC) – The Humanities Council of Washington, D.C., and the DC Public Library will present a Literary Walking Tour: U Street and the Harlem Renaissance
May 24 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. as part of the DC By the Book project (dcbythebook.org). Kim Roberts, a historian of DC’s literary culture, will lead the tour meeting participants at the 13th Street entrance to the U Street Metro in Northwest, DC.
Registration is free at http://shawbooktour.eventbrite.com
Authors featured will include Zora Neale Hurston, Jean Toomer, Duke Ellington, Jessie Redmon Fauset, Richard Bruce Nugent, Langston Hughes, Alice Dunbar-Nelson, Edward Christopher Williams, Pearl Bailey, James Weldon Johnson, Alain Locke, and Rudolph Fisher. Participants will tour the U Street neighborhood, exploring locations found in significant literary works. The tour will include several stops featured in the new DC By The Book Iphone/Android app. The app guides users on tours of DC By the Book sites across the city. Download it at http://dcbythebook.org.
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About DC By The Book
DC By the Book is the brainchild of Tony Ross and Kim Zablud of DC Public Library. The project explores the richness of non-Federal civic life in Washington and its character as a city, as brought to life by fiction. The project goal is to highlight and crowd-source passages from the (largely undiscovered) rich body of literature set in DC that illuminate its social and geographic history.
Visit http://dcbythebook.org for more details!
About the Humanities Council of Washington, D.C.
The Humanities Council of Washington, DC (HCWDC) transforms lives through the power of the Humanities. As a far-reaching community catalyst, we build bridges between multiple and diverse neighborhoods to affirm and enliven the human spirit, promote cross-cultural understanding, enrich the quality of life, and foster intellectual stimulation. Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and public and private partners, we support local humanities projects and Council initiated programs. Learn more at wdchumanities.org.
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