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Few museums show the North's Civil Rights Movement. A new one in Harlem is ‘just getting started’ • Nov. 9, 2026, 6:04 AM ET (AP)

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Nighttime street view of the Cotton Club in Harlem, New York City, with bright marquee lights advertising Cab Calloway and Bill Robinson, and vintage cars parked out front.

Harlem, New York City

Harlem, New York, New York

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