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I wonder if it's that simple?
I am twenty-two, colored, born in Winston-Salem.
I went to school there, then Durham, then here
to this college on the hill above Harlem.
I am the only colored student in my class.
The steps from the hill lead down into Harlem,
through a park, then I cross St. Nicholas,
Eighth Avenue, Seventh, and I come to the Y,
the Harlem Branch Y, where I take the elevator
up to my room, sit down, and write this page:

It's not easy to know what is true for you or me I guess being colored doesn't make me
at twenty-two, my age. But I guess I'm what
I feel and see and hear, Harlem, I hear you:
hear you, hear me-we two-you, me, talk on this page.
(I hear New York, too.) Me-who?
Well, I like to eat, sleep, drink, and be in love.
I like to work, read, learn, and understand life.
I like a pipe for a Christmas present,
or records-Bessie, bop, or Bach.

the same things other folks like who are other races.
So will my page be colored that I write? not like

Being me, it will not be white.
But it will be
a part of you, instructor.
You are white-
yet a part of me, as I am a part of you.
That's American.
Sometimes perhaps you don't want to be a part of me.
Nor do I often want to be a part of you.
But we are, that's true!
As I learn from you,
I guess you learn from me-
although you're older-and white-
and somewhat more free.

This is my page for English B.

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I wonder if it's that simple? I am twenty-two, colored, born in Winston-Salem. I went to school there, then Durham, then here to this college on the hill above Harlem. I am the only colored student in my class. The steps from the hill lead down into Harlem, through a park, then I cross St.

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Who was he?

An African American writer, philosopher and educator.

The first Black Rhodes scholar in 1907. It is one of the most prestigious and oldest international fellowship programs for graduates and prolific intellectuals in the world.

Born: September, 13 1885

Died: January, 9 1954

What/How did he contribute to the Harlem Renaissance?

He wrote ¨The New Negro¨ This consisted of poems and essays on and by African Americans during the Harlem Renaissance.

Locke became the leading authority on modern African American culture and used his position to promote the careers of young artists. He encouraged them to seek out subjects in African American life and to set high artistic standards for themselves.

Why was he important?

He encouraged other writers and artists. Compared to Aristotle and Socrates by Martin Luther King.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1W14e1_4DKPIMrwziBFIIXBw5jQQc8uCKdGM9-Fiqu90/edit

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Who was he?

Born on August 4th, 1901 in New Orleans, LA

Died on July 6, 1971 in Queens, NYC

He was an American jazz trumpeter, singer and most influential figure in jazz music. His father abandoned his family right after he was born and he was raised by his mother and stepfather. He dropped out of school at age 11 and was also arrested for firing his stepfather's pistol into the air on New Years. He worked for a jewish family and they often encougred him to sing.
What/How did he Contribute to the Harlem Renaissance?

He came to prominence in the 1920s, influencing countless musicians with both his daring trumpet style and unique vocals. He started out playing the cornet and didn't start playing the trumpet until 1926. He was often criticized for not doing more for the African Americans, as he had a lot of power because of his career and talent.

Why was he important?

He overcame poverty to become one of the most important people in the history of music. No one before Armstrong had ever played the trumpet the way that he did. He was one of the first great soloists of jazz music. The solos he played were as interesting and innovative as any music written at the time. Rather than follow notes on a page, he improvised, playing what was in his head instead. This type of playing laid the foundation for all jazz to come.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2VCwBzGdPM

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Who was he?

Was an African American painter, graphic artist, and illustrator

Born in Topeka, Kansas.

Nickname was “Father of Black American Art”

Attended University of Nebraska

Created images of African-American life and struggle

Artistic style included modernism and african art

What/How did he contribute to the Harlem Renaissance?

Helped set in motion a new visual language detached from traditional European art training and absorbing a distinctive African heritage.

Why was he important?

Leading artist in the Harlem Renaissance, nicknamed the “Father of African American Arts” for his way of illustrating African and Egyptian design in his art.

Douglas created some of his best-known painting in the 1930s

His work made a lasting impression on future generations of black artists.

Douglas linked black Americans with their African past and proudly showed black contributions to society decades before the dawn of the civil rights movement.

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Who was he?

He was a Jamaican/American author and poet from 1890-1948. He was attracted to communism early on in his life, and spent lots of time in soviet Russia, but came to write negatively about it later in his life.

What/How did he contribute to the Harlem Renaissance?

His poems were about how the blacks were treated during the Harlem Renaissance. He wrote 4 novels and one of his novels called Home to Harlem (1928), was a best-seller that won the Harmon Gold Award for Literature.

Why was he important?

He gave black people a voice through his writing and poetry. He was one of the first poets of the Harlem renaissance and paved the way for black poets to discuss racism in their poetry.

Poem: America

Although she feeds me bread of bitterness,

And sinks into my throat her tiger's tooth,

Stealing my breath of life, I will confess

I love this cultured hell that tests my youth!

Her vigor flows like tides into my blood,

Giving me strength erect against her hate.

Her bigness sweeps my being like a flood.

Yet as a rebel fronts a king in state,

I stand within her walls with not a shred

Of terror, malice, not a word of jeer.

Darkly I gaze into the days ahead,

And see her might and granite wonders there,

Beneath the touch of Time's unerring hand,

Like priceless treasures sinking in the sand.

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Who was he?
-Born Feb. 1, 1902 in Joplin, Missouri

-Died May 22, 1967 (prostate cancer)

-a poet, activist, novelist and playwright

What/How did he contribute to the Harlem Renaissance?

-One of the earliest innovators of jazz poetry

-He promoted equality, celebrated African American culture, humor and spirituality through his poetry, novels and plays.

Why was he important?

-He was known for insightful, colorful portrayals of black black life.

-He wanted to tell stories of his people in ways that actually reflected their culture.

-He was a pioneer of the Harlem renaissance and his literary works shaped African American politics and

His most famous poem:

https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/negro-speaks-rivers

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Born: January 7, 1891

Died: January 28, 1960
69 years old

Who was she?

Zora Neale Hurston was a daughter of two former slaves and grew up to be a novelist/author, anthropologist, and civil rights activist in the 1920s. She was best known for writing the novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God. She also collected folklore from places such as Jamaica, Haiti, Bermuda, and Honduras. She included tales from her own African Culture as well.

What/How did she Contribute to the Harlem Renaissance?

She published over 50 short stories, plays, and essays. Her writing gave a female voice to the Renaissance era because there were very few females that had published work. One of her most famous pieces of work was the novel that the wrote in 1937 called Her Eyes Were Watching God.

Why was she important?

She expressed her feelings about racial division through her creative writing style. Through her folklore writings, she represented lots of different cultures and helped to introduce racial pride.