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Passage 1
The following excerpt is taken from a narrative written
in 1939 about living conditions during the Harlem
Renaissance. It is a part of the Federal Writers' Project
created during the Great Depression to document
history and provide jobs for struggling writers. Frank
Byrd was one of just five African-American writers out
of the 67 writers who worked on the project
Passage 2
Both
a description of life in Harlem
Harlem Rent Parties
by Frank Byrd
A four or five room apartment was (and
still is) often crowded to capacity with
roomers. In many instances, two entire
families occupy space intended for only
one. When bedtime comes, there is the
feverish activity of moving furniture
about, making down cots, or preparing
: a fictional character describing his life
a real person describing what he observed
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