In the 1930s, Lewis\'s dad, Lewis Michaux Sr., had an itch he needed to scratch--a Book itch. -- Journal. and his Bookstore fostered new ideas and helped people stand up for what they believed in.
Read the story of how Lewis Michaux Sr.
They came together here all because of his father\'s Book itch.
People swapped and traded ideas and talked about how things could change.
In his father\'s Bookstore people bought and read books, and they also learned from each other.
People from all over came to visit the store, even famous people--Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, and Langston Hughes, to name a few. could tell, his father\'s Bookstore was one of a kind.
And as far as Lewis Michaux Jr.
How to scratch it? He started a Bookstore in Harlem and named it the National Memorial African Bookstore.
In the 1930s, Lewis\'s dad, Lewis Michaux Sr., had an itch he needed to scratch--a Book itch