Harlem Stomp!: A Cultural History of the Harlem Re

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Harlem Stomp!: A Cultural History of the Harlem Renaissance

The Harlem Renaissance was one of the most excitin

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By Laban Carrick HIll (au); Nikki Giovanni (fr)
Year: 2004
Pages: 151
Binding Hardcover
ISBN 0-316-81411-3

Product Code: 1422362183

Description

The Harlem Renaissance was one of the most exciting and important periods in Amer. cultural history. Determined to make a new start for themselves at the dawn of the 20th cent., many African Amer. headed to the North. For those who landed in Harlem, N.Y., it was a time of intellectual, artistic, literary, and political blossoming. Here is a breathtaking tour through this fascinating era. Lavishly designed and illustrated, its packed with poetry, prose, photos, paintings that introduce the lives and work of such notable figures as Louis Armstrong, Aaron Douglas, W.E.B. Du Bois, Duke Ellington, Jessie Fauset, Marcus Garvey, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Alain Locke, and Augusta Savage. A National Book Award Finalist. Beautifully designed!!

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