Zora Neale Hurston

We chose Empire State of Mind by Jay Z and Alicia Keys because it simply describes the Harlem Renaissance Era overall. The song emphasizes the fact that New York is the city in which dreams can come true and the Harlem Renaissance occurred in New York where creative expression was released and allowed so many different types of black artists, musicians, poets, photographers, scholars, and more to use the opportunity as an outlet to express the truth of what was going unheard of in society at the…

Harlem Renaissance The Harlem Renaissance was a period in which African American arts were celebrated with vivacity through prominent individuals. This was the result of, “… the Great Migration of African Americans from rural to urban spaces and from South to North… [which] opened up socioeconomic opportunities and developing race pride” (Gale). The reason for the movement was due to “economic depression… and racial tension” (Songs of the Soul). These African Americans migrated to…

However, most keepers recall the Harlem Renaissance as an exceptional progression, certainly, African Americans amidst the 1920s in like way made personality boggling walks around melodic and visual verbalizations, and moreover science. Point of fact, the enabling improvements in African American social nearness of the 1920s were not constrained to Harlem, but rather in like way had developed in other urban get-togethers where diminish Americans moved in sublime numbers. Never overwhelmed by a…

Langston Hughes is an African American poet, novelist, playwright and more. He was born in Joplin, Missouri on February 1, 1902. He was raised by his grandmother until he was 13 years old, because his parents divorced when he was still young. He then “moved to Lincoln, Illinois, to live with his mother and her husband”. Eventually they settled in Cleveland, Ohio. His full name is Jame Mercer Langston Hughes. He published his first poetry book in 1926, wich was called “the weary…

“The world was a terrible place, cruel, pitiless, dark as a bad dream.”- Cornelia Funke. In literature the story Their Eyes Watching God by Zora Hurston is a perfect display of love, heartache, and cruelty. This story showcases the prominent character Janie. As the cruelty of the world spirals around Janie involving her love life is shown throughout. As the story unfolds through Janie's recollection you see how the world's cruelty reveals Janie's inner strength. Cruelty forces Janie to rely on…

Analysis of a Poem: “Theme for English B” by Langston Hughes “Theme for English B,” by Langston Hughes, is a short poem that is centered on a young colored student whose instructor has asked him to write an essay about himself with the demand that it must be “true.” The speaker’s tone of voice throughout the poem shows the reader the struggle that a colored person has with identifying themselves on where they stand in a class room with a white instructor. With the author’s specific use of…

Throughout Their Eyes Were Watching God Janie, the main character struggled with being who she was on the inside. Although she had many husbands that she loved in different ways she never had the opportunity to be her true self until she met Tea Cake. With Janie’s first two husbands she was forced in many ways to be someone she really wasn’t. This novel relates to Edna Pontelliers quote “that outward existence which conforms, the inward life which questions” because through the story she had to…

The Watcher by the Threshold is a frightening tale about mental disease, friendship, and a wife’s desire to love and protect her husband at all costs. The story is set in the late eighteenth to early nineteenth century. A time when the origins of mental illness were difficult to understand, and there was a fear of the unknown surrounding the disease. Mental illness came with a stigma and those suffering often faced harsh treatments. Ladlaw is portrayed as a troubled man who believes he is…

Considered one of the most influential artist during the Harlem Renaissance, Lois Mailou Jones’ early introduction to her inspirations led a path to a promising career. The impact that African culture had on her inspired her to depict African-American subjects in her own artwork. However, in the process she faced many obstacles. Despite this, Jones continues to be viewed as the link between the greatest that is the Harlem Renaissance, and contemporary expression. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on…

He reserves the right to call himself a true citizen of America- a country that's all about equality and freedom. Langston Hughes was often known as the the prominent poet of the Harlem Renaissance, which was the period of cultural eruption. This event took place in New York City during the 1920s, giving rise to popular jazz, African-American art, literature, and poetry. As an African-American, Hughes refused to obtain the racism that was introduced in the United States, and emphasized by his…