Posts Tagged Harlem Renaissance

Harlem-Langston Hughes

Mike G. on 12 10, 2009 | No Comments

Harlem-Langston Hughes

What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore— And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over— like a syrupy sweet?

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Father of African American art

Mike G. on 11 15, 2009 | 3 Comments

Father of African American art

Aaron Douglas, 1899-1979 For 27 years, Aaron Douglas, founder of Fisk University's Art Department, was also head of the Art Department at Fisk University, influencing a great many students, including

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The Harlem Renaissance

Mike G. on 11 7, 2009 | No Comments

The Harlem Renaissance

The Harlem Renaissance (early 1920's to 1930's) was a nurturing of African-American social consciousness that was expressed through the visual arts, as well as through music (Louis Armstrong, Eubie Bl

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