Harlem Renaissance #1344

Caption from poster__     During the Harlem Renaissance The Cotton Club    was one of the most famous nightclubs in history.      The Cotton Club's story points at many reasons why we love the 1920's and also why the decade has a split personality.  Jazz is art of individuals working in unison to create a sublime sound.  Like the rest of the 1920s, jazz distinguishes itself by being different from the mainstream. Jazz lent itself perfectly to small nightclubs and speakeasies that dotted Harlem.   Gangster Owen "The Killer"  Madden bought the "Club Deluxe" from Jack Johnson, the former boxing world champion, and renamed the venue The Cotton Club. Madden was a sharp businessman who had spent 9 years in Sing Sing prison for the murder of Little Patsy Doyle.  As his nickname  suggests, Madden was tough, despite his frail appearance! He was tough as a man and as a boss.  In his younger years, Madden was s