The Harlem Renaissance marked the first time that African-American artists and authors were taken seriously by American society. ... This new contemporary style of music used a "combination of big band instrument [ ] and smooth low brow tones to create electrifying sounds" (Earle 181). ... Some of the most well known authors of the movement were Claude McKay, Langston Hughes, and Jean Toomer. ... All three of these authors inspired a generation of African-American authors to be bold and innovative in their ideas. Jean Toomer was a very influential author during the early twentieth century (Wi...

• Word Count: 2498
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In order to better analyze this poem, it is necessary to know a little about the author because his work is pretty much close to his life and own experiences. ... The word "it" in this line refers to the identity which is to be found for the author when writing the assigned "page" from line 2. ... We know that the students are white, because the author states that he is the only "colored (line 10)". ... The stanza as a whole is actually a critique of the negative image of Harlem, and all predominantly black communities, as portrayed by contemporary society. ... There is a certain part of him ...

• Word Count: 1896
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In order to better analyze this poem, it is necessary to know a little about the author because his work is pretty much close to his life and own experiences. ... The word "it" in this line refers to the identity which is to be found for the author when writing the assigned "page" from line 2. ... We know that the students are white, because the author states that he is the only "colored (line 10)". ... The stanza as a whole is actually a critique of the negative image of Harlem, and all predominantly black communities, as portrayed by contemporary society. ... There is a certain part of him ...

• Word Count: 1930
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

One such style that draws from many aspect of our society is Jazz, and can be thought of as the father of these contemporary styles that flood today's civilization. ... According to author Leonard Feather " Jazz was the product of a specific social environment in which a group of people, the American Negroes, largely shut off from the white world, developed cultural patterns of their own" (Feather, 8). ... These people were the pioneers that paved the way for the contemporaries that enjoy the fruits of their labor. ...

• Word Count: 2286
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School