It’s Black History
month, and what better way to celebrate than with the Harlem Renaissance. This
was the name given to the incredible burst of cultural, social and artistic
activity that happened between the end of WWI and the middle of the 1930s.
Harlem was the Mecca for black artists, photographers, musicians, poets,
writers and many others.
• Learn about
The Harlem Renaissance at History.Com or the website History of the Harlem Renaissance.
• Read The Crisis founded in 1910 by W. E. B. Du Bois, who edited the
early volumes. It was originally subtitled "A Record of the Darker
Races".
• Musicians,
such as Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway defined the period, along with places like
the Cotton Club and the Apollo Theater.
Check out the Ken Burns documentary Jazz for a variety of
clips of artists and venues.
• Zora Neil Hurston is one of my favorite writers
from this era. If you’ve never read one of her books, you’re in for a treat.
Her expressions are spot on-“I have been in Sorrow’s kitchen and licked out all
the pots-“. “Love is like the sea. It's a moving thing, but still
and all, it takes its shape from the shore it meets, and it's different with
every shore.” “Bitterness is the coward's revenge on the world for having been
hurt.”
Not interested in today’s activity? Check out the Take a Break Pinterest for lots of
Take a Break ideas.
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