Harlem Renaissance: History
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The Harlem Renaissance began around 1918 to 1920 and was an era of African American art. The period was sparked by literary discussions in...
Women of the Movement
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Writers · Zora Neal Hurston · Nella Larsen · Angelina Weld Grimke · Georgia Douglas Johnson · Gwendolyn Be...
Blues Women Vs. Club Women
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During this period, African American women were apart of the 1 st wave of the Women’s Movement in defining their “respectability”. The v...
Excerpt from a Blues Woman’s Diary: Ada Smith
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March 15, 1922 I figured I would write a little record of my journey, since I plan on leaving Columbus, Georgia. My name is Ruth Smith...
Women of the Cotton Club
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The Cotton Club was a popular nightclub in Harlem during the Prohibition that was established in 1923. The entertainers and servers at the c...
Poems from Women of the Harlem Renaissance
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To A Dark Girl I love you for your brownness, And the rounded darkness of your breast, I love you for the breaking sadness in your voice A...
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