Before Harlem, There Was U Street... "It's Washington's 'Black Broadway', where Duke Ellington grew up and was inspired, where Cab Calloway and Dizzy Gillespie played local clubs into the wee hours of the morning, and where movie palaces mingled with pool halls, restaurants and barber shops. Here in the shadow of Howard University, African Americans created a strong community that produced leaders for the city and the nation."
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