Walker and Marshall write about an identity that they have found with African-American women of the past. ... In her essay, Marshall identifies with her mother and the African-American tradition that her mother expressed. Marshall describes the kitchen setting she was exposed to as a child: They were women in whom the need for self-expression was strong, and since language was the only vehicle readily available to them they made of it an art form that- in keeping with the African tradition in which art and life are one - was an integral p...

• Word Count: 3271
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

He also worked on a merchant ship that visited Africa. ... The Harlem Renaissance was an era of extraordinary excellence in African-American art and literature. This time period is also a time of blossoming creativity of among young African-American artists, musicians and writers. ... It was a journal that was devoted to the African Culture. ... He also incorporated slanged language to reflect the essence of Black American culture. ...

• Word Count: 774
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

In the stories "Raymond's Run" and "Gorilla My Love," Toni Cade Bambara, writes about unusual heroines - both called Hazel. However the character in "Raymond's Run," is known as and is referred to as Squeaky, mainly because of her voice, and because of the way that she is presented. To the reader, i...

• Word Count: 2209
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

To trace gospel music you would have to go back to the African roots of song. ... John Lovell lists the purposes of the spiritual in this way: To give the community a true, valid, and useful song To keep the community invigorated To inspire the uninspired individual To enable the group to face its problems To comment on the slave situation To stir each member to personal solutions and to a sense of belonging in the midst of a confusing and terrifying world To provide a code language for emergency use (John Lovell, Black Song: The Forge and the Flame) Thomas Andrew D...

• Word Count: 1353
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

The book was focused on the primitive modern sense of what it meant to be an African-American during the Harlem Renaissance. ... However, by 1922 his work had appeared in many magazines including Double Dealer that sought to publish African-American poets and writers. ... I made up a language in which to exist. ... Georgia forces the mixed-race Kabnis, who could be an allusion to Toomer himself, to confront the African-American past. ... The earth becomes a symbol of the south – home to the African-American people. ...

• Word Count: 3347
• Approx Pages: 13