Daphne du Maurier

Introduction Wallace Thurman, an author in the Harlem Renaissance, undoubtedly wrote one of the greatest novel of his time, The Blacker the Berry: A Novel of Negro Life, written in 1929, discussing feminism and colourism of Harlem in the 1920s-30s. Thurman’s The Blacker the Berry has not been forgotten, as nearly 100 years after its release, it is the core of two of influential hip-hop artist songs, Tupac Shakur’s Keep Ya Head Up and Kendrick Lamar’s The Blacker the Berry. Lamar and Shakur are…

In the eighteenth-century poem "To the University of Cambridge", Phillis Wheatley commands undergraduate students at Harvard to give attention to both their academics and to how their actions align with the lessons of moral conscientiousness and refinement that Jesus promotes. Wheatley's seemingly free meter contrasts with the position Wheatley sits in in the hierarchy of society. As an enslaved, penniless, formally-uneducated black woman, Wheatley resides at the bottom of the hierarchy of…

The Race to African American Success during The Harlem Renaissance The Harlem Renaissance was a time of great change for African-American history. “As result of World War I and the Great Migration, millions of African Americans relocated from the rural South to the urban North.”(The Harlem Renaissance, pg. 354) They believe that the urban North would provide them with a superior life for their children, education, and jobs. The north also offer economic opportunity, social advancement, and…

Based on Booker T. Washington’s ideologies and leadership style one can note the correlation between the visions for Tuskegee Institute and the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (S.T.E.M.) programs currently offered in most learning institutions of today. One key factor that has been denoted in response to the National Defenses Act of 1958, which supported a transition from humanistic education in the late 1800’s to scientific learning outcomes during the nineteenth and twentieth…

struggle was part of a global fight for liberation. Minorities united against oppression. However, as the struggle progressed activists shifted focus toward national goals. Activists critiqued African nations they once idolized. Leaders like Shirley Graham Du Bois and Kwame Ture, questioned their own beliefs and the success of the struggle. There was a transition from political connection to social division. As a result, localized movements like the Black Power movement took…

The Harlem Renaissance (1919-1929) The Harlem Renaissance, originally known as the New Negro Movement, received its’ name from Harlem, a large neighborhood within Manhattan, New York. From 1917-1935, nearly 175,000 African Americans, mainly from the south, turned this neighborhood into the largest concentration of black people in the world. Out of this, came a cultural, social, artistic, literary, and intellectual movement that lit a new black cultural identity. Important Events • The…

they had to sit in the “Negroes Only” section. Had it not been for these leading intellectuals and these writers of the Harlem Renaissance, African Americans would not have come as far as they have had it not been for the intellectuals such as W.E.B. Du Bois, Booker T. Washington, Alain Locke, and Marcus Garvey. These intellectuals gave writers such as Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston the push they needed to make the impacts they made on black culture. The Harlem Renaissance promoted…

Both W.E.B. Du Bois and Ralph Ellison used their influence as authors to write about and discuss African Americans’ struggle for civil rights in the United States. These authors were by no means the first authors to discuss the issue, and were heavily influenced by the writings and speeches of Booker T. Washington, especially his address at the Atlanta Exposition, and his book, Up From Slavery. This influence does not imply similarity, however, as the ways in which Washington advocates for…

The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural, social, and an artistic explosion that took place in Harlem, New York. During the time of this event, the movement was known as the "New Negro Movement." This event happened between 1917-1935, this was at the time of the end of World War I. During this period in Harlem black writers, artists, musicians, photographers, poets, and scholars were blossoming with creative art. Much of the writings and art was focused on the portrayal of realistic black life.…

This article discussed the early accomplishments, documentaries, and controversies surrounding the life of Henry Louis Gates Jr. Born on September 16, 1950, in Keyser, West Virginia, Gates continued to travel and study internationally before he became in charge of Harvard’s African-American studies department. Additionally, Gates was an exceptional student who continued to excel academically, he graduated with a degree in history from Yale University in the year 1973. He continued to pursue high…