A New Negro was to evolve, who, as a new social character, would be able to successfully deal with external and internal factors influencing not only his social status but also his self-identity and individuality. That new type was to achieve both: raise race awareness for Blacks in the white population and emerge himself as a proud and self-determined being, who acknowledged his racial and historical background with pride. ... (Locke, 254) Locke had specific ideas on how to raise racial-awareness and raical pride. ... He valued the black experience as essential to any artistic expression ...

• Word Count: 1285
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

As an African American composing (and endeavoring to distribute) poetry in the United States just 60 or somewhere in the vicinity years after the end of the Civil War, a period when indications of prejudice-including explicit segregation, brutality, and even lynchings-were still widespread, Langston Hughes inescapably investigated such points as oppression and liberation in his work (Evans 2010). ... His writings united individuals of African ancestry and Africa over the globe to support pride in their ever changing black society. ... Understanding his work is understanding pride in the Africa...

• Word Count: 1762
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Walker's story is filled with very powerful and emotional experiences such as rape, physical abuse and verbal abuse, prejudice, the oppression of women, and hatred. ... Celie is the main character of the novel and endures a great deal of pain. ... Her central character triumphs over adversity and forgives those who oppressed her. ... The female characters make the transition from page to screen largely unscathed, but by sacrificing the complexities of the male characters, the film makes them seem less human and robs the story of some of its depth. ... She added: "Black women should not be...

• Word Count: 1523
• Approx Pages: 6

The emergence of the Harlem Renaissance symbolized black liberation and the shaking off of the remains of slavery in mind, spirit and character The Renaissance became a mecca for streams of black writers. ... Some common themes did exist however, such as an interest in the roots of the African American experience in Africa and in the South, and a strong sense of racial pride and a desire for social and political equality. ... The black philosopher Alian Locke published his most talked about essay "The New Negro", in his essay he urged that "Art must discover and reveal the beauty which prejudi...

• Word Count: 1369
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The APA was said to have a limited vision and an unconscious cooperation of the racially prejudiced character of American society. ... Finally, Alvin Poussaint investigated the topics of Black suicide, Black sexuality, Black Power, and the proposition to white parents on how to raise their children free of prejudice. ... He emphasizes that social scientist have a responsibility for changing Black conditions, also he argues the significance of the ethnocentrism factor (the focus and pride in a persons bio-social identity). ...

• Word Count: 1274
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the novel, "Invisible Man," by Ralph Ellison, the main character, "Invisible Man" (IM), is nameless, invisible, and is thrown into many challenging social situations as a result of his race. ... Although black is said to have good and positive attributes, rust represents the negative perception of their character and is reinforced numerous times throughout the book. ... Clifton ends up controlling the Sambo doll, in hopes of escaping the lack of freedom that has been adversely effecting his character. ... Ellison describes the coin bank as being a "piece of early Americana,&q...

• Word Count: 1967
• Approx Pages: 8