(photo of Dr. Deborah Mack by Luther Vann) Serious explorers of culture such as the dancers Katherine Dunham and Pearl Primus, and author Zora Neale Hurston, employed the science of anthropology as an important tool in their art during the first Harlem Renaissance of the early 1900s. They not only used anthropology to identify and preserve the legacies and values of the African Diaspora, but to further validate within the United States the growing demands for equality that eventually developed into the civil rights movement. As the present Harlem Renaissance of the New Millennium continues to progress, anthropology remains a significant tool for the identification, retrieval, and preservation of stories that define the experiences of African Americans and others who are part of the greater African Diaspora. Groups such as the Association of Black Anthropologists labor to further discover, document, and interpret the realities of black and world history. Among the leaders in this growin...