African American
How were African American artist able to use their works to promote cultural and social awareness?
The goals of the New Negro Movement that became known as the Harlem Renaissance were to create a public platform to showcase African American contributions to art and literature in opposition to the racist stereotypes that prevailed at the time. How were African American writers, poets, musicians and artists also able to use their works to promote cultural and social awareness?
The Emergence of the Harlem Renaissance
During the 1920s and into the 1930s, African American literature flourished during the Harlem Renaissance. Known mostly for the emergence of great literature by black authors, the Harlem Renaissance, also known as the New Negro Movement, was a result of several factors. Before the Renaissance, thousands of blacks migrated from the South to the Northern industrial cities as more employment opportunities became available during World War I. In addition, the black middle class was increasing and more educational opportunities were available to blacks. More…..
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http://www.math.buffalo.edu/~sww/circle/harlem-ren-sites.html
http://afroamhistory.about.com/cs/harlemrenaissance/a/harlemren.htm
A Guide to Harlem Renaissance Materials
http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/harlem/harlem.html
African American Stereotypes
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My Water Broke Baby Shower Game – Caucasian My Water Broke Baby Shower Game ~ This game is a lot of fun. At the shower, each person gets an ice cube with a plastic baby frozen inside. Each person has to “watch” their baby, and the first person to notice their baby has broken out of their ice cube must yell “My Water Broke!”. Comes with game pieces and instructions. All you need to add ice cube trays, clear plastic cups or clear drinking gla… |
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Funny Sexy African American Wedding Bride and Groom Figurine $25.00 Funny Sexy” African American Wedding Bride and Groom Figurine…. |
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Funny Sexy Wedding Bride and Groom Cake Topper Figurine $17.99 Humor is well in tow with this funny over-eager sexy bride and groom wedding cake topper. It will be sure to cause quite a stir at your wedding reception or bridal shower. This piece would also be a great addition for a bachelorette party!! Hand painted and made of resin. Height: 5″ |
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Juice $3.33 A powerful look at contemporary life in Harlem, focusing on an aspiring disc jockey and his teenage friends who have to make a difficult decision: Walk the straight and narrow or lead a life of crime. Eventually, they decide to rob a liquor store in response to an acquaintance’s death. Omar Epps, Khalil Kain, Tupac Shakur star; Ernest R. Dickerson, Spike Lee’s cinematographer, directs. 94 min. Wid… |
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Musicals Classics 50 Movie Pack Collection $9.44 Musical Classics 50 Movie MegaPack – Fabulous Dorseys Calendar Girl Sunny Swing Hostess Dixiana Palooka Glorifying the American Girl Check & Double Check Paradise in Harlem Duke is Tops Reet Petite & Gone Killer Diller Delightfully Dangerous Private Buckaroo Stage Door Canteen Career Girl Second Chorus Trocadero People Are Funny Doll Face Great Baggo Dancing Pirate Road Show Hi Diddle Diddle Rock… |
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Black Country Communion 2 $9.37 BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION 2… |
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Songs of My People (African-Americans: A Self-Portrait) Music Video Single (1992) Song performed by the Warner Music Group Songs of My People Chorus, which includes: Big Daddy Kane, Bob Baldwin, Helen Brunner, Hiram Bullock, Da Youngsta’s, Double Z, Ex-Girlfriend, Lisa Fischer, Full Force, Loleatta Holloway, Miki Howard, Sabrina Johnson, Georgia Jones, Glenn Jones, K-YZE, Gerald Levert, L’il Bastards, Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, Bobby Lyle, Marley Marl, MC Shan, MC Thick, Men at Larg… |
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Roots 6 Video Box Set [VHS] $37.00 From the moment the young Kunta Kinte (LeVar Burton) is stolen from his life and ancestral home in 18th-century Africa and brought under inhumane conditions to be auctioned as a slave in America, a line is begun that leads from this most shameful chapter in U.S. history to the 20th-century author Alex Haley, a Kinte descendant. The late Haley’s acclaimed book Roots was adapted into this six-volume… |
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The Civil War – A Film by Ken Burns (Boxed Set) [VHS] $21.85 The most successful public-television miniseries in American history, the 11-hour Civil War didn’t just captivate a nation, reteaching to us our history in narrative terms; it actually also invented a new film language taken from its creator. When people describe documentaries using the “Ken Burns approach,” its style is understood: voice-over narrators reading letters and documents dramatically a… |
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African Americans – Barack Obama – Light Switch Covers – single toggle switch $11.75 Barack Obama Light Switch Cover is new and handcrafted utilizing unique process resulting in a stunning high gloss ceramic-like finish. SET OF MATCHING SCREWS IS INCLUDED giving it a perfect finishing touch. Made of durable metal material…. |