August 1964 Issue [Article] Harlem Is Nowhere Download PDF Adjust Share by Ralph Ellison, Subscribe or log in to continue reading. Tags 20th century African Americans Civil rights Harlem (New York N.Y.) New York New York (N.Y.) New York (State) Race relations Social conditions More from Ralph Ellison Harlem Is Nowhere To live in Harlem is to dwell in the very bowels of the city; it is to pass a labyrinthine existence among streets that explode monotonously skyward with the spires… Peckerwood Thanks, Dad Adjust Share