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Harlem Renaissance
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Aaron Douglas: African American Modernist 
 Website for a 2007 retrospective celebrating "the art and legacy of Aaron Douglas (1899-1979), a Kansas native considered the foremost visual artist of the Harlem Renaissance." Features a timeline of Douglas' life, photos from the exhibition, exhibition brochure, and other material accompanying the exhibit. Also includes photos of and videos about a public mural created in conjunction with the exhibition. From the Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas. http://www.aarondouglas.ku.edu/ Topics: Black Resources Last updated Jan 13, 2009 African American Women's History
A directory of sites about "the history of black women in America, from slavery through Reconstruction, Harlem Renaissance and civil rights." It includes biographies of notable and little-known African American women, organization and club memberships, participation in events and movements, educational and political activities, and more. Includes a list of "white women who worked for racial justice and the rights of African Americans." An About.com site. http://womenshistory.about.com/od/africanamerican/African_American_Womens_History.htm Topics: Black Resources, History, Labor, Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People: Women, Women Last updated Jul 10, 2008 A Guide to Harlem Renaissance Materials
Library of Congress resources on "African-American expressions of writing, music, and art during the 1920s and 1930s." Features exhibitions, photo collections, manuscripts, sheet music, biographies, "Today in History" essays, lesson plans, a selected bibliography, and more. Compiled by Angela McMillian, Digital Reference Specialist at the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/harlem/harlem.html Topics: Black Resources, Literary Movements and Periods Last updated Jul 31, 2006 Harlem, 1900-1940: An African-American Community
"Various elements of the history of the urban experience in Harlem's early days as the Cultural Capital of African Americans are represented here by graphic and photographic images from the Schomburg Center collection. Some of the subjects include the Schomburg Center itself, political movements, education, sports, social organizations, religion, the Harlem Hospital, theater, business and music. ... included are a map of Harlem, a time line, a bibliography and additional resources" for teachers. http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/Harlem/ Topics: Black Resources, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History Last updated Jan 9, 2004 Harlem: Mecca of the New Negro
Contains a facsimile of the March 1925 Survey Graphic magazine special issue about the Harlem Renaissance. The issue features essays, stories, and poems by Alain Locke, W.E.B. Du Bois, Arthur Schomburg, Countee Cullen, Langston Hughes, and others. Includes original advertisements. From the University of Virginia Electronic Text Center. http://etext.virginia.edu/harlem/ Topics: Authors by Region: United States, Black Resources, Literary Movements and Periods, Poetry Last updated Mar 3, 2004 Langston Hughes at 100
This online exhibition, created in observance of the centenary of the birth of Langston Hughes (1902-1967), Harlem Renaissance poet, novelist, and playwright, presents images and audio and video clips. Material includes poem manuscripts, video of Hughes reading his poetry, photos, and related material. From the Yale University Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/langstonhughes/web.html Topics: Black Resources, Poetry Last updated Jan 21, 2009 Perspectives in American Literature: Chapter 9: Harlem Renaissance, 1919-1937
This site features a selected bibliography of articles and books that focus on the people and ideas of the Harlem Renaissance literature movement. It includes profiles of Marcus Garvey, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Alain Locke, Anne Spencer, Wallace Thurman, Dorothy West, and others. Also provides research and study guides for students, as well as links to the other author profiles. From an English professor at California State University, Stanislaus. http://www.csustan.edu/english/reuben/pal/chap9/CHAP9.HTML?Submit=9.+The+Harlem+Renaissance Topics: Authors by Region: United States, Black Resources, Literary Movements and Periods, Poetry Last updated Sep 9, 2008 Rhapsodies in Black: Art of the Harlem Renaissance
An introduction to this period of the flowering of the arts: music, painting, dance, and literature in the black community in Harlem. Included are backgrounds for a few artists, a bibliography, and a chronology. http://www.iniva.org/harlem/intro.html Topics: Black Resources, Literary Movements and Periods, U.S. History By Place Last updated Apr 12, 2004 |
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