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Informationen zum Autor Lynn Domina , PhD, is a professor of English at the State University of New York at Delhi. Klappentext A perfect guide for use in high school classes, this book explores the fascinating literature of the Harlem Renaissance, reviewing classic works in the context of the history, society, and culture of its time. The Harlem Renaissance is one of the most interesting eras in African American literature as well as a highly regarded period in our country's literary history. The works produced during this span reflect a turbulent social climate in America . a time fraught with both opportunities and injustices for minorities. In this enlightening guide, author and educator Lynn Domina examines the literature of the Harlem Renaissance along with the cultural and societal factors influencing its writers. This compelling book illuminates the cultural conditions affecting the lives of African Americans everywhere, addressing topics such as prohibition, race riots, racism, interracial marriage, sharecropping, and lynching. Each chapter includes historical background on both the literary work and the author and explores several themes through historical document excerpts and thoughtful analysis to illustrate how literature responded to the surrounding social circumstances. Chapters conclude with a discussion of why and how the literary work remains relevant today. Zusammenfassung A perfect guide for use in high school classes, this book explores the fascinating literature of the Harlem Renaissance, reviewing classic works in the context of the history, society, and culture of its time. Inhaltsverzeichnis I Introduction and Background to the Harlem Renaissance, II Chronology, III The Poetry of Claude McKay and Langston Hughes, Historical Background, About Claude McKay, About Langston Hughes, Historical Exploration: Race Riots of 1919, Newspaper Reports of Riots, From "A Crowd of Howling Negroes," 1919, From "Street Battles at Night," 1919, From "Ghastly Deeds of Race Rioters Told," 1919, Responses to the Riots, From Walter White, "N.A.A.C.P.-Chicago and Its Eight Reasons," 1919, From "The Chicago Commission on Race Relations," 1922, Discussion Questions, Suggested Readings, Historical Exploration: Re-invigoration of the Ku Klux Klan, Legal Responses to the Ku Klux Klan, Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, 1868, From the Ku Klux Klan Act, 1871, William Garrott Brown's Interpretation of the History of the Ku Klux Klan, From William Garrott Brown, "The Ku Klux Movement," 1901, Newspaper Reports on the Ku Klux Klan, "Atlanta's Ku-Klux Klan," 1906, "Ku Klux Klan Celebrates," 1921, "Ku Klux Denounced from Many Pulpits," 1922, "Ku Klux Klansmen March into Church," 1922, Discussion Questions, Suggested Readings, Historical Exploration: The Russian Revolution and Attraction of the Communist Party among American Writers, Communist Party Writing, From Communist Party of America, Pamphlet No. 1, 1919, From Manifesto of the Communist Party of America, 1922, Newspaper Report on Communism and Race, "Negro's Rights Here Derided in Moscow," 1922, Discussion Questions, Suggested Readings, Why We Read the Poetry of Claude McKay and Langston Hughes Today, IV Cane , Historical Background, About Jean Toomer, Historical Exploration: Lynching, Ida B. Wells, From Ida B. Wells, "Lynch Law in America," 1900, Magazine Reports of Lynching, "Colored Men Protest," 1892, "Southern Protests against Lynching," 1898, Newspaper Reports on Lynching, "Lynching in Georgia," 1897, "Woman Advocates Lynching," 1898, Arthur A. Schomburg, "Lynching a Savage Relic," 1903, The Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill, Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill, 1922, Discussion Questions, Suggested Readings, H...
