'High on the Hog' features a love letter to Harlem. 14 vintage photos show what life was like in the historic neighborhood during the Harlem Renaissance.
Netflix's "High on the Hog" season two premiered on November 22.
Episode two explored the culinary and cultural relevance of Harlem, a prominent neighborhood in New York City.
Black community members' food, art, and creativity thrived during The Harlem Renaissance.
The Harlem Renaissance describes a time in American history when Black people birthed a new identity for themselves in New York City.
According to History.com, the Harlem Renaissance, roughly from the 1910s to mid-1930s, sparked after World War I when many Black Americans fled Jim Crow-era racial discrimination in the South by moving north in the Great Migration. Black residents explored art, food, literature, theater, politics, and more in Harlem.
Over eight decades after the Harlem Renaissance ended, food historian and "High on the Hog" host Stephen Satterfield toured the famed neighborhood during season two.
"The move North created a cultural explosion that gave way to African American entrepreneurship and a new middle class," Satterfield said.
Take a look at what life was like during the Harlem Renaissance.
Many white residents and shopkeepers left Harlem as Black people arrived, but some delicatessen owners continued to serve their predominantly Black clientele.
Black customers purchase goods from a Harlem delicatessen around 1920.
Additionally, Harlem is home to the Abyssinian Baptist Church, which was built around 1920 after 2,000 church members pledged to give one-tenth of their weekly income to fund construction.
Exterior view of the Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City in 1923.
Harlem's Black community was also entrenched in politics, with figures like Marcus Garvey gaining attention. A 1924 photograph shows him at the Universal Negro Improvement Association parade in Harlem.
In 1926, a photographer captured the moment Black residents waited in line to vote — a difficult feat for Black Americans across the country amid racial discrimination.
Black voters wait in line during the Harlem Renaissance in 1926.
The arts took center stage during The Harlem Renaissance, where venues like Lafayette Theatre became a cultural staple for both Black and white audiences alike. Lafayette was the first New York theater to desegregate.
Lafayette Theatre in Harlem in New York City in 1929.
The Apollo Theatre played a central part in exposing music like jazz and bebop and is still influential because of the immensely talented performers who graced the stage.
