Howard Hughes

Langston Hughes was one of the most honorable and outstanding artists of the 19th century. Hughes began writing at the age of 14, after moving to Lincoln with his mother and stepfather. After finishing high school Hughes became very nomadic, he spent a year in Mexico, followed by a year in New York to study at Columbia University, he even sailed across the world when he was a seaman! He was able to finish college at Lincoln University additionally he was able to publish his first novel. Hughes…

Walt Whitman was an American poet, teacher, and journalist that lived from 1819 to 1892 (PBS). The themes of his work were heavily influenced by social and political events as well as experiences from his own life. Individualism and American idealism were two of the major themes that Whitman used in his poems. Events like the abolitionist movement, the Civil War, and the migration of pioneer families to the newly acquired Western portion of the United States also influenced his work (Poets).…

Malcolm X Malcolm X was born on May 19,1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. In Malcolm X’s family there were nine people. Malcolm’s dad’s name was Earl and his mom’s name was Louis. His dad helped people gain their independence and his mom was a homemaker and joined the U.N.I.A. His siblings were Yvonne, Wesley, Hilda, Philbert, Reginal, and Wilfred. His family lived in Philadelphia and in 1927 they moved to Albion, Michigan. On September 28, 1931 Malcolm’s dad died. He died because a car ran him over.…

Black Homosexuality in the 1930s During the 1920, a reform took place in Harlem. Afro Americans owned 60% of the businesses, jazz music was a new and popular genre of music, and it was a time of national innovation. This period was called the Harlem Renaissance. Harlem was and still is the city with the most concentrated population of black people. The 1930s was not as prosperous as the roaring 20s. The Great Depression hit the nation, but in particular, the already poorly funded black community…

The Harlem Renaissance took place right after World War one during the 1930’s in Harlem, New York. It was a massive cultural movement which brought out the best of the fine arts during this time period. Many African Americans fled the south and came to Harlem to express their love for the arts and live in a society which had the same passions as they did. On April 7, 1915, Billie Holiday, the most influential jazz musicians of her time, was born. A major part of what made Billie so influential…

The Harlem Renaissance was an era of many social, artistic, and cultural explosion that happened close to the end of the World War 1 and took place on Harlem. This era drew many African American writers, poets, musicians and photographers attention. It also embraced the African American cultural aspects and influenced their relationship with their heritage. Through singing and writing they broke free from their racial issues by whites back in the day. This Renaissance was the most influential…

Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God is a novel following a woman’s struggle to find true love. The woman - Janie - fails on her first two attempts, ending one marriage by her leaving her spouse (Logan) for the next (Joe) once she finds she cannot bring herself to love him, and leaving Joe upon his death, though she did not mourn for long. Janie’s third marriage, however, was successful, only to be cut short by the death of her spouse, Tea Cake, at the hands of a mad dog’s bite.…

writers, poets, and intellectuals were the center of the movement. “ One of the most influential figures of the Harlem Renaissance was Langston Hughes”. Langston Hughes was an inspiration to a lot of upcoming poets. Hughes helped pioneer jazz poetry, a genre of poetry that showed the syncopated rhythms that were showed in jazz music. Langston Hughes opened a new style of poetry that had a tremendous effect on the movement. Even though the Harlem Renaissance ended years ago, it had a major…

Writers and artist who had relocated to Harlem seeking exposure created a wide variety of unique pieces of work to display the life of African Americans. Some of the Harlem Renaissance African American literature pioneers included Jean Toomer, Langston Hughes, Rudolf Fisher, Wallace Thurman, Jessie Redmon Fauset, Nella Larsen, Arna Bontemps, Countee Cullen, and Zora Neale Hurston. In addition to the reading literature of African American, whites would travel to Harlem to be entertained by…

“Well, son, I 'll tell you: Life for me ain 't been no crystal stair.” – Langston Hughes This verse from Langston Hughes’ poem “Mother to Son,” highlights the struggles of the African Americans and how the Harlem Renaissance evolved their community through music, dance and literature. Hughes contributed towards the renaissance through his poems which allowed people to understand the position of African Americans at the time and allowed them to relate to him. He discusses the subjects of…