The Harlem Renaissance by Anna-Kathryn Newsome

Art: Nightlife by Archibald Motley

anewsome8 — 2025-02-12 19:46:05 UTC

People are in a club dancing singing, drinking, and having a good time. They are all dressed very nicely not like slaves at all. You can see that at least two people are on a date.

They are happy that they can now dance sing make art have dreams freely. They're taking pride in their identity. they're having fun going on dates.

Poetry: If We Must Die by Claude McKay

anewsome8 — 2025-02-12 20:07:14 UTC

The first line of the poem "If We Must Die" is "If we must die, let it not be like hogs" which says a lot about how they were hunted like animals. treated like they were less than human. later in the poem, it says to let them die nobly so that even in death the monsters that they run from have to honor them. Showing them overcoming hardships and the battle against racism.

This ties back to themes of black identity, black heritage, hope, and the hardships they had to live through. even after being promised the American dream. They had to fight tooth and nail for what they were promised.

Song: Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out by Bessie Smith

anewsome8 — 2025-02-14 15:20:25 UTC

The song starts by saying that she Once were rich and spent her money partying without a care in the world. Then she was broke with no firend no money and no home. If she ever got back on her feet then she would meet long lost friends. No one know when you're down and out.

This song has themes of hardships and people just using you for your money. But when the gone they lave you. This ties back to the theme of isolation, overcoming hardships.

Short Story: Blood-Burning Moon by Jean Toomer

anewsome8 — 2025-02-16 02:45:19 UTC

Exposition: Louisa was walking back from her work thinking about Bob and Tom, who both loved her. She couldn't pick between the two. She looked up at the moon and the animals started to make a lot of noise and the woman started to sing she sat down on her doorstep. Tom was at a stove he was having a good time until someone mentioned Louisa and how Bob must have got her nice things. He yelled "She's my girl" and then left. The animals started to make a lot of noise and the woman began to sing.

Rising action: Tom sees Louisa sitting there and walks over. He wants to tell her something but can't find the words. Then she says, “You wanted to say something?…” Then he confesses his love to her and tells her that Bob doesn't love her. She doesn't believe him. Tom threatens to stab Bob for her. Then Tom sits down beside her, and she starts to sing. Bob was thinking about her and what made her so special. he was made the tom was going after Louisa "his girl".

Climax: Bob made it over to Tom and Lousia on the doorstep. Bob swings at tom they start fighting... Tom Silt's bob throat then turned as he staggered towards the white town and then died.

Falling action: Tom was burned at the stake by white men.

Resolution: Louisa looked up at the full moon and said it's an evil thing, an omen.

This short story has themes of isolation, racism, and the battle against racism. It shows the way black people were truly treated then. the horrors that they had to go though.