The Arts & Artists
Links about important African-American arts and artists.
Harlem Renaissance - Centered in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City in the 1920s and 30s, it was a cultural movement that influenced urban centers throughout the U.S. in literature, drama, music, visual art, and dance.
- Great Days in Harlem - Factmonster
- Rhapsodies in Black - Information about exhibit on the Harlem Renaissance, the cultural revolution that took place in Harlem, New York WWI andWWII.
- The Harlem Renaissance - John Carroll University site
Art
Jacob Lawrence - Among the best-known 20th century African American painters. Lawrence was only in his twenties when his "Migration Series," depicting the epic migration of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North.
- Jacob Lawrence: Exploring Stories - Whitney Museum of Art
- Rembering Jacob Lawrence - PBS NewsHour
- Interview with Charlayne Hunter-Gault from 1915
Poetry & Writing
Black Books: African American Literature - Factmonster
Notable Speeches by African-American Leaders from Information Please
Also includes links to biographies of many prominent African-Americans
Say it Plain - A Century of Great African American Speeches - American Radioworks
Langston Hughes - American poet, novelist, playwright, short story writer, and columnist. Best known for his work during the Harlem Renaissance.
- Langston Hughes - Poets.org
- Langston Hughes - Biography from Gale/Black History Month
Maya Angelou- Poet and writer, best known for her series of autobiographical volumes, which focus on her childhood and early adulthood experiences.
- Maya Angelou - Academy of Achievement
- Maya Angelou - Official website
Richard Wright - African-American novelist, writer, poet, essayist. Best known for the book Native Son.
- Richard Wright - Spartacus Educational
- Richard Wright - The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow
- Richard Wright, Mississippi's Native Son - Mississippi History Now