There are various artistes, poets and writers who have received global recognition for their magnificent works and trace their roots to the Harlem Renaissance. This movement is what shaped today's politics where the African-American cultural heritage has been used to express the messages by the black minority in the American society/ This movement was therefore a key factor in shaping today's Civic Right Movements and Social activist Groups in modern
Also during this time, writers labeled as Negrotarians by Zora Neale Hurston fought against African American discrimination by bringing attention to the African Americans in the inner cities. Some of these writings were found in African American newspapers like the Voice of the Negro. These writings gave the white society firsthand perspectives of what life was like for the African American in the U.S. Along with these writing African American art also exploded on the scenes. These artists used their African American heritage to uplift and educated fellow Negros as well as whites.
ENG 240: Peer Review 1) The writer chose to analyze “If We Must Die” by Claude McKay; the specific argument that the writer is making is: During Slavery, the Civil War and the Reconstruction Era, African Americans gave us songs, poems and many other things that show us what they went through. These poems and songs as well as the poem, “If We Must Die” represented images that can be linked back to the oral tradition; no this argument is not unique, because we have learned in class that songs and poems created during these times shows us what they were enduring during hard times and his thesis is kind of general; The essay partially fulfills what the writer promised to talk about because the writer to the poem line by line and analyzed the poem by telling the reader what he thought each line meant but he didn’t specifically state what his main topics/arguments would be. Since his thesis is kind of general, the writer should possibly go through his essay and look for specific examples that he talked about and add some more to his thesis to make it more specific. 2) His fourth paragraph had the best evidence and analysis but it needs to be cut because it’s too big, I think the reader should focus more on the images from specific parts of the poem and talk more on the significance of the specific parts rather than analyzing the poem line by line; His first paragraph should be explained more and have examples from the text; his second paragraph could somehow be intertwined with his first paragraph since this poem paper isn’t really about the author it’s more about analyzing the essay. 3) The writer partially supports his thesis with evidence.
We can say that the Harlem Renaissance was born to make music a global expansion of artists and writers to influence their origins. And Langston Hughes was a example of it that proved by his poems and lyrics about the slavery era and the pain of African Americans without mentioning any whites in his words because he was speaking to the universe by giving a message to God, why this happened and the suffrage on the African-Americans. Overall, Hughes’s work is still shown today in millions of artist’s lyrics style of writing and in poetic gospels in Churches. Jazz and Blues play still a big role in the American music industry these days and is identified by his accomplishments
DID BLACK POWER HELP OR HINDER THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT? - BLACK POWER certainly influenced MLK, who became increasingly concerned with emphasising that black people had plenty to be proud of. He also stressed the importance of tackling social and economic questions, as well as voting and segregation issues. Black Power had helped to force these up the agenda - It gave the black community a greater sense of pride and confidence in their race and its culture. Black literature, music, theatre, fashion and food all flourished during the 1970’s However: - Black Power bought division to the movement, as some campaigners developed increasingly militant policies and groups like SNCC were broken by the strain.
Finally, after years of hatred and prejudice, African Americans began to demand the fairness that was promised to them in the Constitution. There were many important achievements that the Blacks accomplished in the 40's and 50's that helped the Civil Rights movement in 60's lead the way for a new
History of African Americans History of African Americans For many years African Americans had little to no rights, they suffered from slavery, racism and being treated unequal. Nowadays, things have changed drastically for African Americans and they are living freely in today’s society. Throughout this page, I will be discussing the NAAP, Harlem Renaissance, The United Negro College Fund, The Civil Rights Movement, “I Have a Dream Speech” & The Black Power Movement which are six significant events that took place and help paved and way for African Americans. Joseph, P. E. (2008). Reinterpreting the black power movement.
The Panthers were first organized in Oakland, Ca. Taking up Malcolm X’s call for local community development through self-organized schools and community centers; they also pledged to protect themselves with weapons. “The 1960s Black Power Movement that portrayed young Blacks with Afros, a dread attitude and eccentric African garb is still tightly woven into the American consciousness as a movement” (As cited in Murray, 2007). If Black power proved unsuccessful either as a political or economic strategy, it did much to inspire another cultural renaissance among African-Americans. Poets like Leroi Jones and Nikki Giovanni employed the aggressive spirit of Black power in their poetry, while Toni Morrison began to explore the difficult issues of racial self-identity.
Civil Disobedience “My country tis of thee sweet land of liberty”, or so we thought. The Staple Singers, a blues/mo town band, wrote a song that showed the aggravation and persecution that pro civil rights person where feeling called “when will we be paid”. The civil rights was a movement broadcasted a major theme equality for all whether black or white, which touches on the under lying there behind “when will be paid”. In the song “when will we be paid” by the staple singers, it demonstrates how the African American population demanded composition for the work that they have done, which was a right that many protested for during the Civil Rights movement. The Staple Singers, started out as just a family then ended up as a musical sensation.
Sure, there were many laws that were established and then abolished, but there are some that I believe were some of the most important laws in American history that have contributed to African American history. A few of the laws that I believe were prominent for African Americans were the implementation of segregation laws, the Thirteenth Amendment, and the Fifteenth Amendment. These three laws have, in my opinion, shaped the history of African Americans. Segregation laws towards African Americans have existed back to the early 1800’s. During the existence of segregation laws, African Americans lived poor lives.