22 Fascinating Photos of Black Life and Style in 1970 Harlem

In July 1970 Jack Garofalo photographed the neighborhood of Harlem, New York for Paris Match magazine. Once a borough with a thriving black population, Harlem was a black mecca up until World War II. As the 60s ended many black Harlem residents left the city in what many would consider an exodus, in search of better schools and crime-free communities.

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