Black literature went through a tremendous outbreak in Harlem, which is a district of New York City. ... While these men and women promoted art and literature, they were credited with starting much more than just an intellectual movement. ... There was an immediate reaction, it was clear that literature was definitely one art form that could bring the black culture together. ... All in all the poetic movement became joy and hope to some, and perhaps to others it was an inspiration and a guide for the future generation to come. ... Dubois, Claude McKay, Countee Cullen became the dominating vo...

• Word Count: 591
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Through the readings so far in the book African American Literature I have learned that African slaves would tell stories to keep hope of becoming free someday. ... A mother could represent many things, someone that shows love and affection to you someone to teach and guide you, and someone to come home to. ...

• Word Count: 457
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Blacks began to create their own types of music, art, and literature as they began their move towards Harlem, all having similar backgrounds and a sense of pride. ... The Harlem Renaissance marked the first time that mainstream publishers and critics took African American literature seriously, and African American literature and arts grasped attention from the nation at large. ... In the early 1920s several works signaled the new creative energy in African American literature. ... PAL: Perspectives in American Literature-A Research and Reference Guide. 17 July 2002 http://www.csustan.e...

• Word Count: 925
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The anthology has enlightened audience, composed of black and white readers; Locke's pose to more American literature anthologies would be beneficial to a broader selection of American literature students. ... The Negro's Contribution to American Art and Literature. ... World View on Race and Democracy, a Study Guide in Human Group Relations. ... The American Negro, His History and Literature; Variation: American Negro, His History and Literature. ... Akam begins this assessment by commenting on The New Negro movement that nurtured such well-known figures guided by Alain Locke. ...

• Word Count: 2542
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

The anthology has enlightened audience, composed of black and white readers; Locke's pose to more American literature anthologies would be beneficial to a broader selection of American literature students. ... The Negro's Contribution to American Art and Literature. ... World View on Race and Democracy, a Study Guide in Human Group Relations. ... The American Negro, His History and Literature; Variation: American Negro, His History and Literature. ... Akam begins this assessment by commenting on The New Negro movement that nurtured such well-known figures guided by Alain Locke. ...

• Word Count: 2542
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

Harlem Renaissance is also a compulsory segment of United States' history, especially pertaining to literature. ... In order the understand the purpose of the Harlem Renaissance and the development of African American literature, it is imperative that one reads this book. ... After enduring Jody, Janie finds her next husband Teacake, who guides Janie to find her identity. ...

• Word Count: 891
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography

The motivation that guided the missionaries and philanthropists in their approach to educating the freedmen was the ideal of industrial education which included the training of labor workers. ... The policy of the Rosenwald Fund was to back aspiring Negroes in the fields of art, literature, science and in the teaching profession. ... They were self-conscious of their "culture" which consisted of the enjoyment of English and in Louisiana, French classical literature music. ...

• Word Count: 959
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This "voice" will do many things, not the least of which is "demonstrate that people of African descent possessed the requisite degrees of reason and whit to create literature, that they were, indeed, full and equal members of the community of rational, sentient beings". ... Listwell, a white man who will guide the reader through much of the story. ... In addition to African American Literature testifying to the intellect of African Americans, Gates also asserts that the genre "at once testified against their captors and bore witness to the urge to be free and literate". ...

• Word Count: 1334
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• Has Bibliography

A heightened sensitivity to some of the mythic constructs can be useful in interpreting other textual sources, such as diaries, letters, and literature, as well. ... Black women have often been the champions on our nation's sports teams, breaking Olympic records, guiding the nation to victory. They have assumed a prominent place in the culture of our times both in the United States and abroad, contributing great literature, journalism, music, dance, theater, science. ...

• Word Count: 1267
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Hughes referred to Carl Sandburg as "my guiding star." He guided Hughes toward verse and a radically democratic modernist aesthetic. ... (Beverly White, "African American Literature: A Contrast Between North and South" par 29) Clarence's red hair plays an important role in the story. ...

• Word Count: 1559
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

One could almost call this book a "guide to Nikki" because it where she explains herself and her views, not as an autobiography, but almost as though it were a diary. ... One of her most prized books was a mix of literature and politics called Those Who Ride the Night Winds. ...

• Word Count: 1670
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

He also stressed higher education of a "Talented Tenth" who through their knowledge of modern culture could guide the American Negro into a higher civilization. ... DuBois combined his knowledge of literature from his educational background, his understanding of American Culture as a result of his numerous studies, and taking direct force by protesting for equality to represent what he believed would solve racial discrimination of blacks. ...

• Word Count: 1561
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Toni Morrison is a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and the first black woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. Her first novel, "The Bluest Eye," was published in 1970. In the book's foreword, Morrison explains her reasons for writing the novel. She states that the idea to write this novel c...

• Word Count: 2371
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

The Agony and the Ecstasy: The Civil Rights Movement Throughout its history the United States has wrestled with civil rights issues. Even at this country's birth, its Founding Fathers incorporated the Three-Fifths Compromise, ending a dispute over slaves" votes, into the United States" very Const...

• Word Count: 3013
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School