The movement pushed for black self-assertion against white privilege and supremacy, advocated the term 'Negro' as a word of pride. ... During the early 1920's when Toomer was writing there was much emphasis on becoming a 'New Negro', forging a new identity for ones self through the mediums of literature, art and music. ... It is neither white nor black nor in-between. ... Many African-American writers considered Toomer as a 'race traitor' as he so desperately tried to 'challenge his culture's demand for absolute distinctions between white and bl...

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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded in 1909 by W. ... The movement symbolized the militant ethnic pride of the New Negro, the fervent belief in the beauty and nobility of an African homeland, and the deep cultural cleft between Black and White America. ... This meant he felt that Negro people would have to develop self-sufficiency and no longer rely on seemingly altruistic efforts of other people. ... The book showed both sides of Harlem, helping create a "Negro vogue- that drew thousands of New Yorkers, black and white, to Harlem's exotic a...

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• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

It is important to recall that between 1619 and 1926, African Americans and other peoples of African descent were classified as a race that had not made any contribution to human civilization. Within the public and private sector, African Americans and other peoples of African descent were continually dehumanized and relegated to the position of non-citizens and often defined as fractions of humans. ... Carter Godwin Woodson to lead the struggle and search for the truth and institutionalize what was then referred to as "Negro History Week". ... Under Woodson's direction and contributions ...

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• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

Many different kinds of people, cultures, and races live in Canada and call it their home. ... In the early 1600's, British, French, Spanish, Dutch and Swedish settlements dotted the east coast of North America. ... In the year 1812, nearly 2000 blacks came to Nova Scotia after the war between the Americans and the British because once again the British promised freedom to all American Blacks who fought against the Americans. ... In the prairies, white and Black settlers shared the work of homesteading and relations between the two races were generally good and friendly. ... Life was n...

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• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School