African American Legends: Sylvia’s restaurant

African American Legends visits Sylvia’s restaurant on Lenox Avenue in Harlem, New York City, whose customers include locals and celebrities alike. The restaurant, established in 1962, now occupies most of a city block, and is still owned and operated by the Woods family.

Dr. Roscoe C. Brown Jr. meets Sylvia Woods and her son Van to talk about this world-famous African-American owned business.
(Taped 10/06/1994)

African-American Legends profiles prominent African-Americans in the arts, in politics, the social sciences, sports, community service, and business.

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