The Harlem Renaissance
By: Adam R. Schaefer.
Series: 20th-century perspectives
Publisher: Heinemann Library
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
Subjects: African Americans -- Intellectual life -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.; Harlem Renaissance -- Juvenile literature.; African Americans -- History -- 1877-1964 -- Juvenile literature.; African American arts -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.; African American intellectuals -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.; Harlem Renaissance.; African Americans -- History -- 1877-1964.; African American arts.; Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.; Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- History.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: Describes the time period known as the Harlem Renaissance, during which African American artists, poets, writers, thinkers, and musicians flourished in Harlem, New York.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 45) and index.
Table of contents: title: What was the Harlem Renaissance?; title: From country estates; title: Black Manhattan; title: The economy grows; title: Harlem: "city of refuge"; title: The struggle for racial justice; title: The intellectual heavyweights; title: Talent meets opportunity; title: And the winners are; title: A wealth of interesting writers; title: The Harlem poets; title: Musical theater makes Harlem come alive; title: Harlem nightclubs cater to downtown tastes; title: The Harlem Renaissance painters; title: Portraits of the visual artists; title: The women of the Harlem Renaissance; title: The patrons of the arts; title: In whose voice?; title: The Harlem Renaissance comes to an end; title: The Harlem Renaissance legacy.