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The Harlem Renaissance was a turning point in shaping a new African American identity. Only three generations removed from slavery, the Harlem Renaissance was a time when African Americans were finally free from the mental chains of slavery. African Americans began redefining their identity and celebrating their heritage.From this article, can you name at least 3 contributors to the Harlem Renaissance movement?
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The Harlem Renaissance was a turning point in shaping a new identity for African Americans. Only three generations removed from slavery, the Harlem Renaissance was a time when African Americans were finally free from the mental chains of slavery. African Americans began redefining their identity and celebrating their heritage.
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Alain Locke is considered to be one of the most important figures in the Harlem Renaissance movement. Locke's anthology, The New Negro, is considered to have sparked the renaissance movement. Locke also helped pave the way for African American authors as well. After viewing this site, you should be able to explain why critics were forced to take black writing seriously.
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Langston Hughes writings earned him the title of the "Poet Laureate". With the influx of African Americans moving north due to the Great Migration, Harlem became the place to be for African Americans. Hughes described Harlem in the 1920's as being "like a magnet for the Negro intellectual, pulling him from everywhere." When did Hughes' literary career begin and how did he get the nickname "Poet Laureate"?
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Zora Neale Hurston was a good friend of Langston Hughes. Hurston was a very important player in the Harlem Renaissance, as she is one of a few women who is associated with the movement. However, Hurston's own story ends tragically as she died broke and lonely. What author helped revitalize Hurston's work?
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Countee Cullen is another author who was instrumental in the Harlem Renaissance. In Cullen's poem "Yet Do I Marvel", he questions whether a black artist could be devoted to beauty and protest at the same time. What was one of Cullen's goals with his writing?
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Claude McKay's impact on the Harlem Renaissance was significant because of his militant poem "If We Must Die". Published in 1919, "If We Must Die" marked a new era in protest literature. The poem called for militancy and self-defense regardless of the odds.
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Marcus Garvey is considered to be the father of the Black Nationalist movement. In the 1920's, Garvey founded the UNIA. Garvey's message was so strong that it impacted people all over the world. Garvey started the back to Africa movement, but failed to see his dream come to fruition before his deportation back to Jamaica.
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W.E.B. Dubois helped found the NAACP, which through the help of his organization, the Harlem Renassiance was even able to become established.
