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April l9 - May 19,2007
Thisself-guided
tour sweepsyou backto an earliertime:a time of
bluesandjazz.and-amid the crueloppressionof segregation-a
timeof greataspirations.Join us as we re-imaginethe streets
of Washington,
D.C.in the early1920s. The literaryand arts
movementwe now callthe HarlemRenaissance
was just starting,
and,despiteits name,it was startinghere.
Our tourcentersaroundtwo corridors:7th Streetand U Street. lt
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two hours,but can be brokenintotwo sections.
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ZoraNealeHurstonTour 1.
Proceed
upthehillto the largebuilding
withthetallclocktower,theFounder's Library. nn
exhibitonZoraNealeHurston
canbefoundin glasscaseson thefirstfloor.Theexhibitfeatures
itemsfromthe world-renowned
Moorland-Spingarn
Collection,
one of the world'slargestresearchlibrariesof African
Americanculture.
LikeLangstonHughes,DukeEllington,and so manyother
period,Hurstonbeganher
artistsof the HarlemRenaissance
careerin D.C. HurstonattendedHowardfrom 1919through
1924. She earnedan Associate'sDegree,and was an active
partof campuslife. She joineda sorority,was a memberof
the campustheatergroup,and wrotefor the campusliterary
journal,TheStylus,
whereher firstshortstorywas published.
Go directlyacrossthe quadrangleto Childers Hall, ho*e of the HowardGalleryof Art.
The famouscollectionof AfricanAft, exhibitedin glasscasesalongthe hallwayto the rightof the
entrance,was startedby one of Howard'smosteminentprofessors,
AlainLocke. Hurstonwas a
heradultlife. He includedher in
studentof Locke's,and remainedin touchwithhimthroughout
TheNewNegro,an anthologyof poems,stories,plays,and essaysthat has been referredto as the
definitivetext,or Bible,of the HarlemRenaissance.
The ideaof celebrating
Africanheritagewas new in the 1920s,and
Lockewas one of the firstseriouscollectorsof Africanart in the United
States.A Harvardgraduateand the firstBlackrecipientof a Rhodes
Scholarship,
Lockewas the Chairof the PhilosophyDepartmentat
Howard,and also the facultyadvisorfor TheStylus.
Turn rightoutsideChildersHalland go to 6th Street. Turnleft
on 6thStreet.Thefirstbuilding
on yourrightis Miner
Hall,
the originalteacher'sschoolat HowardUniversity.This is the location
whereZeta Phi Beta,Hurston'ssorority,was foundedin 1920. The
grouphas a historyof eminentmembers.In additionto Hurston,
other"sisters"includeMelbaMoore,EstherRolle,SarahVaughn,
and DionneWarwick.
Hurstonreturnedto Howardin 1943to accepta Distinguished
AlumniAward.
Go backdownthe hill,and headsouth(towarddowntown)on
Avenue.Howard University Boolstore
Georgia
is
on your left. The bookstorecarriesseveraltitlesby Hurston
(and also is a greatplaceto take a breakfor a cup of coffee!).
Zora NealeHurstonfour 2.
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Continue
southonGeorgia
Avenue.PassHoward University Hospital lonceknown
as Freedman'sHospital,and the firsthospitalfor AfricanAmericansin the city). In Hurston'sday,
the hospitalwas locatedaroundthe corneron W Street,and this was the site of GriffithStadium,
one of the few integratedplacesof entertainment
in D.C. The stadiumwas hometo boththe white
baseballteam,the Washington
Senators,and the NegroLeagueteam,the HomesteadGrays.
Attendancewas open to all.
Cross FloridaAvenueand the streetchangesits name toTth Street. You are standingin the
midstof a vibrant,historically
Blackneighborhood.In the 1920s,this areawas filledwith small
pool halls,barbershops,
restaurants,
andjukejoints. The unpretentious
atmosphereof 7th Street
was the inspiration
for one of the earliestmasterpieces
of the HarlemRenaissance,
Cane,byD.C.
nativeJeanToomer.Publishedin 1923,it electrified
youngwriterssuch as Hurstonand Langston
Hughes.
fne Howard Theat€f canbe seenon yourleft,at 620T StreetNW. Thistheateris the
nation'sfirstfull-sized
theaterbuiltforAfricanAmericanpatrons,andit wasa premiere
showcase
for such performersas DukeEllington,Ella Fitzgerald,
"Moms"
Mabley,PearlBailey,SarahVaughn,and LenaHorne. The
popular"AmateurNights"at the Howardstartedtwo decades
beforethe ApolloTheaterin New Yorkadoptedthem. This
historicstagewas also the homeof the HowardPlayers,the
collegedramaclub of HowardUniversity,of which Hurstonwas a
member.lt is currentlybeingrestored.
T Stre€t was renownedin the 1g20sas the site of numerous
pool halls. Beginningaroundthis intersection
and headingwest,
T Streetwas hometo such renownedestablishments
as the
SilverSlipper,the ldeal,the Subway,and the SouthernAid BuildingBilliardParlor.
Continuesouthon 7th Street. Manyof the buildingsyou will passwouldhave
been standingin the 1920s,when Hurstonwalkedthese streets. At Rhode
lslandAvenue,turn rightand go two blocksto the Phillis Wheadey
I U[/CA 901 RhodelslandAvenueNW. Hurstonrentedroomsin three
locationsin the city,and this was her final Washingtonresidence.This Y was
namedfor the firstpublishedAfricanAmericanpoet,PhilllsWheatley.lt is now
privatelyowned.
Zora NealeHurstonTour 3.
Go southon 9thStreeta blockanda half. The Association
for the
Study of Negro History (alsoknownastheCarterG.Woodson
House)is locatedat 1538gth St. NW. A timelygrantfromthe Associationin
researchintoAfrican
1927allowedHurstonto continueher anthropological
Americanfolk stories,music,and religiousritualsin Florida,whichled to the
pubfication
andMen,in 1935. Woodson,the man who
of her secondbook,Mules
inaugurated
NegroHistoryWeek(nowBlackHistoryMonth),was a majorfigure
of AfricanAmericanhistory.This houseis now
in the collectionand preservation
a NdtionalHistoricSite.
catch the #70 Bus or the Metroat the Shaw/HowardUniversitystationon the Green
and YellowLines. lf you are continuingon to the secondhalf,go northon 9th
Streetfour blocks,thenturn lefton S StreetNW. Go 3 blocksand turn rightonto
12thStreet.Youare now in the U StreetDistrict.
The Thurgood Marshall Center for Sewice and
Heritag€ is on yourleft,at 181612thSt.NW. Inthdt920s,thiswas
knownas the Ph StreetY hometo LangstonHughes.Go inside:the
buildinghas beenlovinglyrestoredto that era,with an exhibiton the
building'shistoryin the firstfloorreceptionroom,and a re-createdboarding
roomon the secondfloor(Hours:9-6 M-F,9-3 Sat). Thiswas the first
BlackY in the UnitedStates. Hurstonmet Hugheswhilehe was living
herein D.C. Theywouldlaterbecomeclosefriendsand collaborators,
travelingtogetherthroughoutthe south,critiquingone another'swriting,
and support.
and providingmutualencouragement
Continuenorthon 12thStreettwo blocksto the handsomebuildingon
theTrue Reformers Hall,
thecornerof 12thandU Streets,
1200U StreetNW. Builtin 1903as a benevolentsocietybyAfrican
AmericanarchitectJohnA. Lankford,the buildingwas purchasedin
1917by the Knightsof Pythiasfor use as a temple. Washington's
AfricanAmericannationalguardunit usedthe basementas a drillhall
and armory.A numberof socialclubs,schools,and businessesrented
with seatingfor over 2,000
auditorium,
spacehere. The second-floor
people,was a populardancehall. EdwardKennedy"Duke"Ellington
(whowas raisedin a housearoundthe corneron T Street)performed
gig with his band"Duke'sSerenader's"
his firstpaid,professional
subsequentband,the
at the True Reformer'sHall. Ellington's
"Washingtonians,"
was one of the leadingsocietybandsin the city.
movedto Harlemin 1923.
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U Stfe€t was the secondvibrantcenterof Blackculturallife in Washingtonin the 1920's.While
7th Streetwas loudand bustling,filledwithworkingclasspeople,U Streetwas morerefined.
Dubbedthe "BlackBroadway"by singerPearlBailey,U Streetwas hometo fancynightclubs,
theaters,and restaurantsthat cateredto D.C.'sprosperousand proudAfricanAmericanmiddle
class. Manyof the originalbuildingsfromthe 1920sstillstand. The literarytraditionof the street
continuesunabated.Severalrestaurantsand bars alongthis corridorhost poetryevents,including
Bar Nun (1326U St. NW,open mic everyMondayat 8pm),Jin Lounge(2017 14thst. NW,open
mic everyTuesdayat 8pm),Cada Vez (1438U St. NW,with poetryslamson Wednesdaysat
8pm),BohemianCaverns(200311thSt. NW,withfeaturedreadersWednesdaysat 8:30 pm),and
Busboysand Poets(see last stop on the tour).
Continuewest on U Street. The Lincoln
Theater, at 1215U StreetNW (acrossthe street),
is the only remainingone of threemajormoviepalaceson U Street. The Lincolnopenedin 1922
underAfricanAmericanmanagement,
with 1,600seats. lf you went to the movieshere,you
dressedup! This was a classy,first-runmovietheater,a placeto see and be seen. lt has been
restoredto its originalgloryand is now used as a concertand theaterhall.
Continuewest on U Street.The multi-story
buildingacrossthe streetat 1301U St. NW namedThe
Ellington(in honorof Duke Ellington),is the J"at Toomer House Site. JeanToomerwas
such an importantinspiration
to Hurstonthat she actuallytraveledto his ancestralfamilyhomein
Georgiawith LangstonHughestn 1927. Hughes,inspiredby Toomer'sexample,wrotea seriesof
poemsabout life on 7th Streetthat becamehis secondbook of poems(withthe unfortunatetitle of
FineClothestotheJew).
HurstonmetToomerwhilelivingin D.C.,and theywere bothmembersof a
literarysalon,The SaturdayNighters.
Zora NealeHurstonTour 5.
TakeU Streetto 14thStreetandgo southfourblocks.Turnrighton S Street
andgooneblock.TheGeorgia Douglas Johnson House, at
wasthesiteof the SaturdayNighters,
1461S StreetNW(privateresidence),
in the 1920sand
in Washington
thesocialhubof the HarlemRenaissance
as
described
theauthorof fourbooksof poemsHurston
30s. Johnson,
of theHarlem
of alltheliteraryluminaries
"soulful,"
hostedweeklygatherings
Renaissance.
Turn rightonto 1sth Streetand proceednofth 4 blocksto U Street.Continueeast on U Streetone
block,turn left at 14thStreet,and go one blockto the final stop on the tour. BUSbOyS and
POets, at 14th and V StreetsNW, is a new hub of activityin the neighborhood.Browsefor African
Americanliteratureat BusboysBookstore,and enjoya sliceof Tora Chocolate
MousseGake. Busboysand Poetshostsregularreadingsby writers,and
Hurston'sinfluencein Washingtoncontinuesto resound(regularreadingand
performanceseriesinclude"9 on the 9th,"with featuredperformerson the 9th
day of every month,beginningat 9pm; "sunday Kindof Love,"with localand
visitingpoetsfeaturedon the third Sundayof everymonthat 4 pm; and an open
mic everyTuesdayat 8:30 pm). A Big Read Kick-OffPartytakes place here
in the eveningon April19 and a finalevent,The Big Read:SomethingTo Talk
for
About,"takes place here on May 19. (See http:/lwww.wdchumanities.org
moredetails.)
and
Writtenby Kim Roberts. Robertsis the authorof two books of poems,TheKimnama
PoetryQuarterly.She has also
Galaxy,and editor of the on-linejournal Belfway
TheWishbone
producedtours on two otherwriterswho lived in Washington,Walt Whitmanand Langston
Hughes.
Zora NealeHurstonTour 6.
Further Reading On hm,Neale Hurston AndVashington D.C.
About Howard University:
May Millermet Hurstonin Baltimorein 1918,and she convincedher to applyto Howard
University,
which Hurstoncalled"the capstoneof Negroeducationin the wo1d." Millertold
Hurstonshe was "Howardmaterial."The daughterof a prominentprofessorand dean of the
university,Millergrew up on the campusof Howard. May Millerwouldbecomethe mostwidelypublishedAfricanAmericanwomanplaywrightof the 1920sand 1930s. She laterbecameone
of the foundersof the D.C.Commissionon the Arts and Humanitiesand a well-respected
poet.
About Hurston's age:
Hurstonwas born in 1891, but she regularlygave her age as at least 10 yearsyounger. lt
appearsshe startedthe practicewhile livingin Baltimore,in orderto be eligiblefor free public
May Miller
schooling,
opento studentsaged6 to 20. In 1917,whenshefirt enrolledin highschool,shewas26 yearsold. Butas
Phoebysaysof Janie,the maincharacletin TheitEyes
Werc
waDhing
ad, The worstthingAh everknowedherto do was
takinga fewyearsotfaherageanddataint neverharmednobody"
About Hurstonb firct publication:
Hurston'sshortstory 'lohn ReddingGoesto Sea,'waspublishedinTheWus, Howarduniversity's
literaryjournal,in May
1921' (fn 1926shereprintedthe storyin Wttunily, a magazine
published
by the NatonalUrbanLeague.)writtenwhile
livingin D.C.,thisis the taleof a youngmantornbetweenhisfamily'sexpectations
andhis owndesirefor autonomy,
and
the chanceto "sailawaydownstreamto Jacksonville,
the sea,andthewideworld.,'
A5out ambitionr
In a letterto AnnieNathanMeyerdatedJanuary1926,Hurstonwrote:'oh, if you knewmy dreams!myvaultingambition!
HowI constantly
livein fancyin sevenleagueboots,takingmightystridesacrossthe world,butconscious
all thetime
of beinga mouseon a treadmill...The
eagerness,
the burningwithin,lwondersparksdo notfly so thattheybe seenby
all men' Prometheus
on his rockwithhis liverbeingcontinually
consumed
as fastas he growsanother,is nothingto my
dreams.I dreamsuchwonderfully
completeones,so radiantin astralbeauty.I havenotthe poweryetto makethem
cometrue. Theyalwaysdie. Butevenas theyfade,I haveothers.,'
About 7th Stteet:
Populated
largelyby ruralSoutherntransplants,
7thslreetwasa bustlingcenterof workingclassAfricanAmerican
cufture.ln TheBigSea,LangstonHugheswrote:"seventhStreetis the long,old,dirtystreet,wheretheordinaryNegroes
hangout,folkswithpractically
no familytreeat all,tolkswhodrawno colorlinebetweenmulattoes
anddeepdark-browns,
folkswhoworkhardfor a livingwiththeirhands.On SeventhStreet...they
playedthe blues,atewatermelon,
barbeque
andtishsandwiches,
shotpool,toldtalltales,lookedat thedomeof the capitolandlaughedout loud.,'
In Cane,
JeanToomerwrote:"seventhstreetis a bastardof Prohibition
andthe war. A crude-boned,
sott-skinned
wedge...breathing
its loaferair,jazzsongsandlove,thrustingunconscious
rhythms,black-reddish
bloodintothewhite
andwhilewashed
woodof Washington.Stalesoggywoodof Washington...white
andwhitewash
disappearin blood.Who
set youflowing?Flowingdownthe smoothasphaltof SeventhStreet,in shanties,brickofficebuildings,
theater, drug
stores,reslaurants,
andcabarets?Eddyingon thecorners?swirlinglikea blood-red
smokeup wherethe buzzardsfly in
heaven?Godwouldnotdareto suckblackredblood..,He
wouldduckhis headin shameandcalllor theJudgmentDay.
Whosetyoullowing?"
Zora NealeHurstonTour 7.
About Hurston's anthropological research:
Hurstonspecialized
in southernAfricanAmericantolkculture,a fieldthathad,up to thatpoint,beenlittlestudied.One
popular
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of Hurston'smost
books,Mules
andMen,is a resultof thatresearch.Shewroteto CadSandburg:
anthropologist
and il is myiob to seeandto findandto presentto theworldmy findings.I haveseenextractsfromMules
provingthat I did a tairlygoodjob. I haveneverexpectedto get rich,andif I have
aN Menptinledin manylanguages,
servedthis nationandtheworldby diggingout a tewof its hiddentreasuresandthusenrichedourculture,I havegained
a greatdeal. I havehadsomeinfluence
on mytime."
About Hurston's relationship with I-angston Hughes:
Inthe secondhalfot the 1920s,thisfriendship
wasoneof the mostimportant
in Hurston'slife. HurstonandHughes
collaborated
on a NewYorkliteraryjournalcalledFlfel/withtourotherfriendsin 1926.Theytraveledthroughthesouth
tripsto JeanToomer'sancestralhome,to heara
togetherin 1927,makingstopsin GeorgiaandAlabama,including
BessieSmithconcert,andto giveguestlecturesto studentsal TuskegeeInslitute.In 1928,althoughstrappedfor cash
herselt,HurstonlentHughesmoney,andgavereadingsof his poetryto helphimsellbooks. Butthisfruitluland intense
friendship
waschangedforeverovera play,Muleqone,whichHurstonand Hugheswrotetogetherin 1930. Hurstonlater
RobertHemenway,
callsthis
disputedHughes'srightsto co-authorship,
a lawyer.Hurston'sbiographer,
evenconsulting
the mostnotoriousliteraryquarrelin African-American
culturalhistory."Althoughtheycontinued
to correspond
afterthis
falling-out,
theirfriendshipwouldneverbe the same.
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About Duke Ellington:
One of the greatestof all Americancomposers.EdwardKennedy"Duke"Ellington
was bornin D.C.in 1899. The househe was raisedin, at 1212T StreetNW,is a
shortdistanceoff the tour routefor thosewho want to investigatefurther.The
houseis privatelyowned. Dukewrote,"Therewere a lot of greatpianoplayersin
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was a verygoodclimatefor me to comeup in, musically."
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About U Street:
The leadingAfricanAmerican
commercialdistrictby day, U
Streetboastedthe only bank in
the citythat wouldlendto Negro
patrons(The Industrial
Bankof
2000 11thSt. NW),
Washington,
the firstAfricanAmerican-owned
WesternUnionoffice,Addison
N. Scurlock'selitePhotography
Studio,and numeroussocial
clubsand societies.By night,U
Streettransformeditselfas its
clubscamealive,includingthe
famousBohemianCaverns(2001
11thSt. NW),Republic
Gardens
(1355U St. NW),andthe elegant
LincolnTheater(1215U Street
NW). Hurston,who ownedonly
.fesseFauset,Langston Hughes and Hurston
one dresswhen she firstarrivedin D.c., appreciated
this glimpseof elite,middle-classlife. She enjoyed
shoppingon U street,and her job as a manicuristsoon
allowedher to affordit. she wroteto LangstonHughes
in 1931:" what do you thinkI was doingin washington
all that time if not gettingcurtured.I got my foot in
societyjust as well as the rest.,,
About The Saturday Nighters:
Gatheringw'eeklyfor cake,wine,and stimulating
discussions,this literarysalonin the homeof Georgia
DouglasJohnsonbroughttogetherthe Washington
contingentof the HarlemRenaissance,
givingthe era's
young,ambitiouswritersa chanceto minglewith older
mentors. Regurarattendeesincruded:KeilyMifler,
dean of HowardUniversity;his daughter,the playwright
May Miller;criticand anthologistAlain Locke;historian
carter G. woodson;Angerinawerd Grimk6,the author
of the first play by an AfricanAmericanto receivea
fully-staged,professionar
production;writerand actor
RichardBruceNugent;essayistand praywrightMarita
Bonner;poet and shortstorywriterAliceDunbar
Nelson;Jean Toomer;LangstonHughes;and Zora
NealeHurston.
Hurston'sfriendshipwith Johnsonlastedthe restof
her life. In 1950,she returnedto Johnson'shomefor a
month-longvisit.
Zora NealeHurstonTour g.
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Lrther srtes of rnterest:
- Site of George
Robinson's
BarberShop,1410G StreetNW. Hurstonworkedhere as a manicuristwhilea
studentat HowardUniversity.Her hourswerefrom 3:30 to 8:30 pm, so as not to interrupther studies.This
was an AfricanAmerican-owned
business,but the clientelewas strictlywhite. The originalbuildingno longer
stands.
- LibraryofCongress,
101 IndependenceAve.
NE. Holdings
includeHurston'splays,and recordings
in the
and manuscripts
Archiveof Folk Culture.
- Boading Houselocation,217L St.NW (no longerstands).
- BoardingHouselocation,3Ol7ShermanAvenueNW, Columbia
Heightsneighborhood(privateresidence).
- Cosmos
Club site, DolleyMadisonHouse,northeastcornerof
LafayetteSquare,now occupiedby the US Courtof Appealsfor
the FederalCircuit,717MadisonPlaceNW. Hurstonworked
here as a waitress.The CosmosClub has sincerelocated
to the TownsendMansion,2121Massachusetts
Ave. NW,
in the DupontCircleneighborhood.
At the timeof Hurston's
employment,the CosmosClub was a privateclub exclusively
for whitemales,manyof whom were notedscientistsand
intellectuals.
- 7*ta Phi BetaHeadquarters,
1734 New HampshireAvenue
NW, DupontCircle. Hurston'ssororitywas foundedin 1920at HowardUniversity.Chaptersnow operate
internationally.
A final word:
Hurstonwrote her firstex-husband(by then a friend,and a successfulphysicianlivingin LosAngeles)in
1953,towardthe end of her life:"lt is interestingto see how far we both havecome sincewe did our dreaming
togetherin Washington,
D.C. We struggledso hardto makeour big dreamscometrue,didn'twe? The world
has gottensome benefitsfrom us, thoughwe had a swelltime too. We lived!"
Writtenby Kim Roberts.Robertsis the authorof two booksof
poems, TheKimnama
and TheWishbone
Galaxy,and editor of the onPoetry
linejournalBeltway
She has also producedtours
Quarterly.
on two otherwriterswho livedin Washington,Walt Whitmanand
LangstonHughes.
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