harlem renaissance

Collects poetry from women authors, composed during the Harlem Renaissance with selections from Gwendolyn B. Bennett, Carrie Williams Clifford, Mae V. Cowdery, Alice E. Furlong, Virginia Houston, Anne Spencer, Clara Ann Thompson, and others.

Presents works from the Harlem Renaissance showcasing a variety of genres including poetry, short stories, and drama.

"A book for middle school students about the Harlem Renaissance. Includes prompts for exit projects on the topic"--Provided by publisher.

Profiles the lives of artists and writers of the Harlem Renaissance including James Weldon Johnson, Alain LeRoy Locke, Zora Neale Hurston, Bessie Smith, Aaron Douglas, Duke Ellington, and more.

Contains critical articles which analyze important literary works from the Harlem Renaissance and provide information about the genre's most influential writers and works.

A study of the lives and works of women writers who practiced their art during the Harlem Renaissance of the early twentieth century, focusing on African-American authors Jessie Fauset, Nella Larsen, and Zora Neale Hurston.

Provides biographical and historical information on a group of African-American artists who worked during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s to legitimize dance of the African diaspora as a serious art form.

African Americans have contributed greatly to entertainment in the United States. The African American influence can be seen, heard, and experienced in the music, theater, television, books, and movies of the United States.

Using archival footage, historic photographs, filmed performances, and recorded interviews with musicians and historians, this ten part documentary series explores the history of jazz and its influence on American music.

A biography of Alain Locke that discusses his education, career as a professor, and promotion of the literary and artistic work of African Americans.