02/13/03
A student of
mine suggested this movement as we were creating a web about the 1940’s in my
gifted 7th grade English class. I realized I knew only broad facts
about it and decided it would be a great topic to research. English teachers need to be adding
African-American literature to their classes, and many art teachers in
Montgomery County began several years ago to include African-American artists
in their plans. I hope this page
provides information about the literary movement known as the Harlem
Renaissance that will be of help to teachers and students. The site lists links to obtain information
on the history and the people involved in the movement.
PAL: Chap. 9:
Harlem Renaissance - Index
This is an Ongoing Online Project created by Paul P. Reuben entitled Harlem Renaissance:
1919-1937. This site is chapter 9
of the on-line book from the Perspectives in American Literature – A Research
and Reference Guide and includes important features of the movement,
personalities, events and research and study topics. The site would be useful to teachers for background knowledge of
the movement. The site received an MLA
citation of web page. Date visited
February 10, 2003.
http://www.csustan.edu/english/reuben/pal/chap9/chap9.html
This site is
maintained by 3 webmasters from an honors class at Father Ryan High School and
updated by new students each year. It
gives a brief definition with sites on Visual Arts, Performing Arts and
Literature from the movement. In addition, there are links and suggested
readings. It’s very colorful and
creative and would be useful for high school students and teachers. Visited February 10, 2003.
http://www.fatherryan.org/harlemrenaissance/
Selected List:
The Harlem Renaissance
This is a bibliography of general works of the period followed by a list of
anthologies. It is from the Chicago Public Library and could be used by
teachers for background knowledge and lists of resources. Visited February 10,
2003
http://www.chipublib.org/001hwlc/litlists/harlemren.html
Circle's Harlem
Renaissance History and Links
While this site begins with a general description of the period, including
links to people mentioned, the Timeline of the Harlem Renaissance is the most
informative. It lists both historical
events, events in the lives of personalities of the period and publication
dates of important works. The site also
includes at the end links to a variety of other sources. The site received the
“Times Pick by LA Times” on July 28, 1998.
Good resource for secondary students needing an overview of the period.
Visited February 10, 2003.
http://www.math.buffalo.edu/~sww/circle/harlem-ren-sites.html
African
American Odyssey: World War I and Postwar Society (Part 2 ...
This is part of an exhibit held in 1998 by the Library of Congress. The site
includes photos with accompanying captions.
This part of the exhibit was entitled The Harlem Renaissance
and the Flowering of Creativity; The Harlem Renaissance: Shuffle
Along; Harlem Renaissance--The Quest for Artistic Freedom. The captions are not in-depth but the
photographs are interesting. Visited February 10, 2003.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart7b.html
Harlem Renaissance
This site from Africana: Gateway to the Black World provides a lengthy history
of this African-American cultural movement.
Sections are included on the beginnings of the movement in the 1920’s;
its characteristics; and its ending and continuing influence. This site would be useful for background
information for teachers. Site visited
February 10, 2003.
http//www.africana.com/Articles/tt_387.htm
Artcyclopedia:
The Harlem Renaissance
This is a fine arts search engine which lists artists closely associated with
the Harlem Renaissance and provides links. The list is chronological and
includes art posters (for sale). Good resource for art teachers. Visited
February 10, 2003.
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/history/harlem-renaissance.html
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Teacher CyberGuide. Reflections of the Harlem Renaissance.
This site was
developed by the Schools of California Online Resources for Educators Project
and was funded by the California
Technology Assistance Program. It outlines 5 lesson plans which are:
Contributors to the Harlem Renaissance; Response to the Literary Works of 4
Poets; Writing Poetry Using Themes from the Harlem Renaissance; Artistic
Impressions of the Harlem Renaissance; and Musical Entertainers of the Harlem
Renaissance. Plans include student
activities, materials needed, web links and rubrics. Site also includes the Content Standards for students in Grades
11-12. Visited February 10, 2003. http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/harlem/harlemtg.html
Harlem Renaissance
This site was created in 2001 by 2 educators and features a variety of
educational topics. The topic on the
Harlem Renaissance from the 4 2eXplore project, includes a section titled “Websites for Kids” which has suggested
lesson plans and a section called “Websites By Kids and For Kids”. The resources tap into multiple grade
levels. The web page was last updated 2/03.
Visited February 10, 2003.
http://eduscapes.com/42explore/harlem.htm
Biographies of the Harlem
Renaissance
This web page is
a companion to the one listed above. It
lists, in alphabetical order, biographies of the artists, musicians and writers
of the Harlem Renaissance. Extensive resource for teachers and students.
Visited February 10, 2003.
http://eduscapes.com/42explore/harlem2.htm
ArtLex on the Harlem
Renaissance
Website has a listing of artists with birth/death dates. With some there are titles and pictures of
art works. Provides links to related
topics. Useful for art teachers. Visited February 10, 2003.
http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/h/harlemrenaissance.html
Harlem Renaissance
The African-American Literature Book Club’s website offers a newsletter and
book reviews. It has a section on books
about the Harlem Renaissance with authors and titles listed and links to
related materials. This would be a good
resource for teachers. Visited February
10, 2003
http://aalbc.com/authors/harlem.htm
Harlem Renaissance
Posters
If you want to purchase prints and posters featuring the Harlem Renaissance
artists, writers and musicians, here’s a website.
Good site for
art teachers. Visited February 10,
2003.
http://www.boondocksnet.com/cb/posters_harlem.html
Encyclopedia Smithsonian:Harlem
Renaissance reading list
The Anacostia Museum of the Office of Education has put together a list of
selected readings by writers of the period.
List also includes fictional and poetry books and books on the history
of the times. Good resource for
teachers and secondary students.
Visited February
10, 2003.
www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmah/harlem.htm
Calliope's Harlem Renaissance
Pages
This is called a site-in-progress.
Provides links to the artists,
musicians and writers of the Harlem Renaissance. There are some facts, including various definitions of the
movement. Feedback is encouraged. Site would be useful to both teachers and
students. Visited February 10, 2003.
The Harlem
Renaissance
This website is created by an English teacher and she calls it GUMBO Teaching
Ideas for English Teachers. There are
ideas for teaching writing and literature and an eclectic mix of other
topics. There is a lesson plan on the
Harlem Renaissance called “Finding A Voice in America.” She begins with the history of slavery,
moves into music and identify. The site
is for teachers of secondary English.
Visited February 10, 2003.
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Workshop/8405/harlem.html
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African
American Studies: Harlem Renaissance - Subject Guides - ...
Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore website offering “The African American
Studies Subject Guide: Harlem
Renaissance. This is a listing of
internet sites, books and databases on the subject of the Harlem Renaissance.
Resource guide for teachers.
Visited February 10, 2003.
http://www.pratt.lib.md.us/subjects/subjectguide.cfm?cid=378&sid=1
Poets of
the Harlem Renaissance and After - The Academy of ...
This site titled the Online Poetry Classroom is a program of the Academy of
American Poets. The site allows you to
search for poets and poems. It also has
links to resources for How to Teach Poetry and What To Teach. This site would be useful for teachers and
students researching poetry in general. Visited February 10, 2003.
http://www.onlinepoetryclassroom.org/what/Exhibit.cfm?prmID=7
aaron douglas art web
lesson harlem renaissance page
A website by the
Omaha Public School System features the painter Aaron Douglas. You see his painting “Window Cleaning” and
there are 5 simple art activities for primary students to do. There is some information about the Harlem
Renaissance and the painter Aaron Douglas.
Primary art teacher could get ideas for lesson plans from this site. Visited February 10, 2003.
http://www.ops.org/wal/douglasweb/ad_harlem.html
IHAS:
Artist/Movement/Ideas
This website from PBS On-line is called “Thomas Hampson: I HEAR AMERICA
SINGING” and features an Overview; a well done Timeline of people and events of
the period; Songbook; Resources; and a Forum.
You can view a video of the introduction to Great Performances Special
of “I HEAR AMERICA SINGING.” Visited
February 13, 2003.