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Carter G. Woodson was born on December 19, 1875 in New Canton, Virginia. He died at the age of 74 on April 3, 1950. In 1916, Woodson founded The Journal of Negro History. He also began the tradition of recognizing Black History Month, which started off as Negro History Week. Because he created this month, Carter received the nickname "The Father of Black History". While attending Kentucky’s Berea College in 1903, Carter earned an undergraduate degree. He also received another undergraduate…

In the poem life is fine the writer is Langston Hughes. He is an African American writer during the Harlem Renaissance, At this time lots of people were going through hard times trying to make a living, and Langston Hughes was one of those people. The poem talks about Langston Hughes going through hard times and wanting to give up because thing we're getting really rough for him, but he preservers and decides to keep going. This poem uses literary devices such as repetition and verbal irony.…

Location and Description Bronzeville is community area 38, one of Chicago’s designated neighborhoods. It is one of the well-defined Chicago Community Areas. Located on the South Side of Chicago, with Cermak Road, 22nd Street, on the north, Washington Park on the South, Federal Street to its west and Lake Michigan as its eastern border this area is rich in culture and history. Bronzeville also includes the Washington Park Court district that was declared a landmark on October 2, 1991. The…

Hannah Harper Mrs. Murray Literature Comp 9 13 March 2017 The Harlem Renaissance: Rebirth of Black Culture The Harlem Renaissance, a momentous time in the 1930’s. Black arts and culture were rebirthing. As one article, written by George Hutchinson put as, “a blossoming of African American Culture, particularly in the creative arts, and the most influential movement in African American history.” People came together. Many of the ones that were part of this movement, blacks and whites were…

What i learned from The Harlem Renaissance The Harlem Renaissance to me was a very delighted time for African Americans.It was such a blooming time for African Americans that it even became a culture.It embraced art,music,and writing.I learned that at moments like this was when African Americans had the chance to show off their skills and show who they truly were.They were human beings and they had talent just like any other white person.Once the whites realized that not every African American…

T Somewhere in the 1920’s to the mid-1930’s the harlem renaissance was a literary, artistic, intellectual movement that kindled a new black cultural identity.The harlem renaissance was the name given to the cultural,social,and artistic explosion that happened in harlem between World War I and the middle of the 1930’s. During this period harlem was a cultural center where almost everything would happen, drawing black,…

Employing the examples of the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, the African American Museum of Philadelphia, and in the end the National Museum of African American History and Culture as well as other museums, such as Chicago’s DuSable Museum and the International Afro-American Museum highlight changes that happened in museums beginning in the 60’s and beyond. From Storefront to Monument by Andrea A. Burns looks closely at these museums created in storefronts, in predominantly black neighborhoods,…

Anthologies: Bruchac, J., London, J., & Locker, T. (1992). Thirteen moons on turtle's back: A Native American year of moons. New York: Philomel Books. In this children’s poetry book the author uses a collection of Native American legends from several tribes including the Cherokee, Cree, and Sioux. The poems focus on the thirteen moons of the year while touching on topics ranging from seasons, harvest time, appreciation of animals, and happenings in nature. This piece was chosen for its…

see you as an issue? W.E.B. Du Bois expressed this idea and many other concepts troubling the Black community in the United States in his book, The Souls of Black Folk. He explains the ideas of double-consciousness, double-aims, being a problem, liberty, and much more. In today’s society, we are more tolerant and are as equivalent to Black people. However, there are some concepts that remain, diminish, and some may have actually begun to repeat in one’s own community. In Du Bois’s book, the idea…

African American poet, Langston Hughes, a world renowned prominent author, wrote the poem Mother to son, and the short story Thank you Ma’m, and many other stories. This author used many different methods to get his meaningful messages across and shared many common themes. Dazzling dancing, jazz music, soul music playing and vibrant art all described the Harlem renaissance. the Harlem Renaissance which was a time period in the 1920’s was when he earned his livings completely from writing. By…