harlem renaissance

While trying to find a topic for her school assignment, Keisha visits Ellie's attic and discovers the excitement of the music and writing that flourished among African Americans in Harlem during the 1920s.

"...[a] newly discovered final novel by seminal Harlem Renaissance writer Claude McKay, a rich and multilayered portrayal of life in 1930s Harlem world..."--Provided by publisher.

Lonnie and his Uncle Bates go back in time to Harlem in the 1920s and meet famous writers, musicians, artists, and athletes-- from Langston Hughes and W.E.B. Du Bois to Josephine Baker and Zora Neale Hurston-- and many more who contributed to the Harlem Renaissance.

Profiles the lives of three hundred notable African-American authors, artists, and intellectuals of the Harlem Renaissance; and features information on Langston Hughes, Louis Armstrong, the Scottsboro Boys, and others.

Describes the events of the Harlem Renaissance and explains its impact on arts and culture, in a book where the reader's choices reveal the historical details from three different perspectives.

Examines the independent-minded and spirited white women of the black Harlem Renaissance during the 1920s, collectively referred to as Miss Anne, exploring their motivations and often misunderstood choices.

Text and photographs explore the arts of the Harlem Renaissance, including painting, sculpture, photography, and theater.

Discusses Larsen's life, development as a writer, and place in the history of American and African-American literature.

Showcases paintings, prints, photographs, and sculptures created by African-American visual artists working during the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 30s.