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Well, son, I'll tell you:
Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.
It's had tacks in it,
And splinters,
And boards torn up,
And places with no carpet on the floor—
Bare.
But all the time
I'se been a-climbin' on,
And reachin' landin's,
And turnin' corners,
And sometimes goin' in the dark
Where there ain't been no light.
So, boy, don't you turn back.
Don't you set down on the steps.
'Cause you finds it's kinder hard.
Don't you fall now—
For I'se still goin', honey,
I'se still climbin',
And life for me ain't been no crystal stair.

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Droning a drowsy syncopated tune,
Rocking back and forth to a mellow croon,
I heard a Negro play.
Down on Lenox Avenue the other night
By the pale dull pallor of an old gas light
He did a lazy sway. . .
He did a lazy sway. . .
To the tune o’ those Weary Blues.

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Harlem Renaissance Poet

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This book talks about the history of sociology and African American history

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This book talks about the history of sociology and African American history

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An American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, author, and editor.

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By Aaron Douglas

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By Aaron Douglas

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By Aaron Douglas

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A painter, illustrator, and visual arts educator.

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By Bessie Smith

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Important Elements of the Harlem Renaissance

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Important Elements of the Harlem Renaissance

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The Famous Lyrics of 'What a Wonderful World"

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The Famous Lyrics of 'What a Wonderful World"

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By Louis Armstrong

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Written by Duke Ellington

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By Jacob Lawrence

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By Jacob Lawrence

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By Jacob Lawrence

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By Jacob Lawrence

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By Jacob Lawrence

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By Jacob Lawrence

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By Jacob Lawrence

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By: Langston Hughes

I, too, sing America.

I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.

Tomorrow,
I'll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody'll dare
Say to me,
"Eat in the kitchen,"
Then.

Besides,
They'll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed--

I, too, am America.

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By Jacob Lawrence