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- LETTERS, Page 17Harlem on My Mind
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- I was delighted to read about New York City's "New Harlem"
- (TRAVEL, April 24). Harlem seems to offer a myriad of
- enchanting and tantalizing possibilities. In spite of its label
- as a place of crime and poverty, Harlem is a real Aladdin's
- lamp: rub the right spots, and you can summon its cultural and
- historical treasures.
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- Rachel Potts Worsbrough, England
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- As a Harlem resident, I was intrigued by your mention of
- tours of Harlem. I was disturbed, however, by the recommendation
- to attend Sunday church services. I dislike being treated as a
- curiosity when I am worshiping. Tourists in Harlem ought not to
- treat the African-American religious experience as a source of
- entertainment and amusement. Black churches should be accorded
- the same degree of respect as any other.
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- Margaret Walton New York City
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