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From V. Holly
The African American Heritage Museum of Southern New Jersey, which Ralph Hunter, Sr. founded, and the Atlantic City Free Public Library will pay homage to the legendary Club Harlem on Kentucky Avenue with a special exhibit “A Pictorial of Club Harlem and the Way We Were.” The exhibit will be on display in the Main Library meeting room all of February in celebration of Black History Month.
The exhibit grand opening will be held Monday, Feb. 1, at 6 p.m. Hunter will discuss the history of Club Harlem, his memories, the local African American community during that time period and more. Local icon and dance instructor Pattie Harris, who once worked for the club as part of a dance group, is also scheduled to be among the special guest speakers.
There is no charge to view the exhibit or attend the opening.
The exhibit will feature approximately 110 photos – 80 from Hunter’s museum and 30 more from the library’s Alfred M. Heston Collection of Atlantic City history.
The photos date back to 1944 and include shots of the A-list entertainers – such as Cab Calloway, Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington – who made Atlantic City and Club Harlem a must-stop while touring the East, and key members of the local African-American community. Hunter described the venue as the most important club between New York City and Washington, D.C.
The club’s stuffed leather doors – which feature paintings of club owner Leroy “Pops” Williams and Sammy Davis, Jr. – will be part of the exhibit.
And, for the opening, the original Club Harlem sign will be displayed.
For more information, please call (609) 345-2269, ext. 3115.
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