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Harlem dancer

 

            Interpretation of "The Harlem Dancer".
            
             The poet, Claude McKay, was an African American who was born in Jamaica. His.
             history starts with arriving in the United States in the year 1912, where he traveled to.
             Tuskegee Institute. After only staying there a coulple of months he decided to move to the.
             University of Kansas in Lorance to study the art of agriculture. Ten years after arriving in.
             the United States in 1922, he published a sonnet called "Invocation" , and later also wrote.
             and published "The Harlem Dancer". McKay also spent time writing a variety of subjects.
             inluding love and went in detail about his past life living in Jamaica. He traveled to.
             England and Russia but later returned to Harlem and turned to the teachings of political.
             and spiritual leaders. His viewpoints and achievements set the tone for Harlem.
             Renaissance and earned him a lot of respect from the younger black poets of the time.
             (poets.org). "The Harlem Dancer" is a poem written by McKay in which many different.
             poetic apects emerge as we read the poem. There are many aspects of the poem that will.
             be dealt with including the following: structure, symbolism, tone, situation or setting, the.
             speaker, and rhyme and meter scheme.
             McKay typically presents an outsiders view on American lifestyles due to his foreign.
             birth. In his poems, McKay shows his concern for the treatment of African Americans.
             during the 1920's. One poem in particular, "The Harlem Dancer", reflects his anger.
             towards the the perjudice that the black people received, and many other African.
             Americans looked to him for inspiration. McKay wanted other African Americans to be.
             educated, so he used his educational acheivements to help them become educated.
             Langston Hughes, a highly renowned poet, is one person in particular whom was .
             2.
             influenced by his writings. McKay inspired so many people because in his poems, he spoke.
             of African Americans fighting for their civil rights in the United States.


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2. Harlem Renaissance

In the early 1900s, particularly in the 1920s, African-American literature, art, music, dance, and social commentary began to flourish in Harlem, a section of New York City. ... Claude McKay , an immigrant from Jamaica, produced an impressive volume of verse, Harlem Shadows (1922), and a best-selling novel, Home to Harlem (1928), about a young Negro's return from World War I. ... In 1929 Wallace Thurman and William Jourden Rapp collaborated on a popular play, "Harlem". ... Other theater groups of the time included the Harlem Experimental Players, the Krigwa Players, the Negro Art Theater,...

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3. Harlem Renaissance

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4. Harlem Renaissance

In the early 1900s, particularly in the 1920s, African-American literature, art, music, dance, and social commentary began to flourish in Harlem, a section of New York City. ... The Harlem Renaissance is a term used to describe a flowering of African-American literature and art in the 1920s, mainly in the Harlem district of New York City. ... Grant's maid and butler, Van Der Zee opened his first studio in Harlem, New York City, in 1915. ... Lois Mailou Jones was a pioneering artist of the Harlem Renaissance. ... Johnson entered the Harlem Renaissance during its making. ...

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5. Harlem Reinssance

Pop's would narrate many historical events that took place in Harlem, which brought us to the turning points of Harlem. ... Blacks took over an area that was basically just another New York City neighborhood and, with energy, music dance and determination to survive, turned it into an intentionally-known community. ... Harlem also became an important cultural center. ... Certainly Harlem was a culture center for Blacks, but it was also during this period in the 1920's that Harlem emerged as a slum. ... White People came to Harlem in droves. ...

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6. The effect of the Harlem Renaissance on American Literature

It began in the early 1920's where African American literature, art, music, and dance began to flourish in Harlem, a neighboorhood in New York City. ... Then let's sing it, dance it, write it, paint it. ... Mckay also presented glimpses of the glamour and the grit of Harlem life in Harlem Shadows. ... Alot of things contributed to the decline of the Harlem Renaissance. ... The main reason that the Harlem Renaissance came to an end was the fact that most of the people associated with the Renaissance left Harlem and that nobody was writing. ...

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7. The Movement of the Harlem Renaissance

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8. The Harlem Dancer by Claude McKay

The beginning of Harlem Dancer, seems to give away what the entire poem is about. ... Then there are those who are barely getting by, and have to resort to things, like in Harlem dancer, being a dancer and a prostitute, in order to earn money. ... The only reason she is smiling is for the dance, for the show. ... He says "She sang and danced on gracefully and calm"(5). ... Most of them really highlighted the way the dancer was moving. ...

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9. White Influences of the Harlem Renaissance

The Harlem Renaissance centered in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, and the movement had significant impacts throughout the United States. Across the culture spectrum (literature, drama, music, visual art, dance) and also in the realm of social thought (sociology, historiography, philosophy), artists and intellectuals found a new way to explore the historical experiences of black America. ... So, it caused the beginning of the Harlem Renaissance. ... So how whites got attentions for the Harlem Renaissance? ... Later, the major audience of the Harlem's nightclub became white. ...

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  • Grade Level: Undergraduate