harlem renaissance

This is the story of Louis Armstrong's life, death, and legacy, and his lasting influence on jazz today.

James Van Der Zee is among the best artists to have ever come out of America. Learn about his photographs, his life, and his impact.

Gail Lumet Buckley is the daughter of Lena Horne. Starting with her great-great-grandfather Moses Calhoun, a house slave who became a successful businessman in post-war Atlanta, she follows two branches of the family: one that stayed in the South and the other that settled in Brooklyn. From Atlanta during the Reconstruction, the rise of Jim Crow, New York City during the Harlem Renaissance, to world wars and the civil rights movement, her family participated in the most crucial turning points in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

The story of a groundbreaking artist who chronicled an important era in Harlem and showed the beauty and pride of its people.

"Explores the literature of the Harlem Renaissance, reviewing classic works in the context of the history, society, and culture of its time"--Provided by publisher.

A young boy and his uncle travel back in time to the Harlem Renaissance where the boy meets famous African American writers, musicians, artists, and athletes. Includes a glossary of names and terms.

Traces the roots of the music from the Harlem Renaissance period as well as its social impact on society and its eventual acceptance into mainstream culture. Features commentary from historians and the performers themselves. Also includes classic performances from musicians such as Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Nat King Cole.

An overview of the Great Migration and the Harlem Renaissance, covering the migration of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North in the 1910s and 1920s and the rise of African American cultural arts, especially in New York City.

Contains entries on the major topics, authors, and words of this period complete with reprinted full text literary criticism.