Claude Mckay
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Who is Claude McKay: Civil Rights ActivistThe 1900s was truly a time of militants as Black Americans fought for civil integration or full civil rights. One such African American who took his pen to advocate the Black rights was Claude McKay.
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Analysis of Claude McKay's "Exhortation: Summer 1919"Claude McKay's Exhortation: Summer, 1919 act as a clarion call for both African Americans and their brethren in Africa to defend themselves. An 'œexhortation' is language that is used to incite or encourage; McKay wanted to unite all
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Claude McKay (1889-1948), Black-diaspora Gay Leftist Nomad WriterDiscussion of Jamaican-born writer Claude McKay, washing dirty laundry in public, and Gary Holcomb's 2007 book on McKay as a black-diaspora gay leftist nomad writer -
An Explication of Claude McKay's Poem Harlem ShadowsA behind-the-scenes type of view at a poem about African-American prostitution
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Explication of Claude McKay's Poem If We Must DieThis is a poem explication
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Gwendolyn Brooks and Claude McKay Spun Gold From Fibers of WordsTwo literary geniuses compete for an opportunity in 1920 Harlem to enlighten two cultures, radically different, facing the same hardships. Through poetry and a few prose pieces, suffrage, civil liberty, death and freedom come to light. A survival piece.
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Comparing Langston Hughes's, Being Old and Claude McKay's, If We Must DieThe writers of the Harlem Renaissance express a belief in the value of some nationalist ideals while also expressing the ability to foster such ideals without having to break away from the nation, without having to leave America.
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The Jazz Novel - Comparison of McKay's Banjo and Jones's MosquitoThis paper explores the differentiation between formal and informal education. It is analyzed through the flowing, almost improvisational style of the jazz novel, specifically examining the novels of Banjo and Mosquito.
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The Significance of the New Negro Movement: Moving Away from the Master NarrativeOne reason the New Negro Movement serves as a significant time for the African American community is because it was a time when the community began the process of breaking away from the master narrative of slavery and began to ask itself, "Now what?".
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How to Write Good PoetryIn celebration of poetry month, these are tips for good poetry.
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Evil Peeks Through My Tinted Glass WindowThis is a story about a corporate executive who moves to a small rural town on the north east coast of Jamaica where she meets a woman, Evil Sorcerer, who has some bizarre tales to tell.
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Hip Hop in Urban Literature: To Read or Not to Read, that is the Question!Urban Literature in the Hip Hop Generation: It's relevance, it's quality and it's influence on its audience. -
How American Culture was Changed During the 1920sThe 1920s was a time of great cultural development and reform, as depicted by many different events.
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Harlem Renaissance: Origins and InfluenceThis a a research paper on the influences of the the Harlem Renaissance writers that continue to influence modern writers.
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Jessie Redmon Fauset, RediscoveredJessie Redmon Fauset wanted the black middle class to be portrayed in a positive light. Many of her contemporaries appreciated Fauset's effort. However, later criticism of Fauset and her novel has not been quite as appreciative of her. -
Black History Month Should Bring Literature to LifeAs a history teacher, I very rarely get the opportunity to read corresponding works of literature thanks to the daily grind of the job. Last year, I decided to make time for Black History Month - and it has rewarded me beyond measure.
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I'm A Poet. Did You Know It?We are in the midst of National Poetry Month but few have noticed. Except poets that is. With today's frenzies of social networking, Gaga, tablets, Bentleys and Bieber-how much longer will Poets still exist? -
Ballad: Black HistoryThis is a poem, a ballad, that is an overview of black history.
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Langston Hughes and the Harlem RenaissanceDuring the 1920's, America experienced a decade of extraordinary cultural creativity, much of it centered in the section of New York City known as Harlem.
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Experiencing the Cultural Revolution of HarlemAll about the arts and more of the Harlem Renaissance. -
Tour New York City Through LiteratureFound out how famous writers and the city of New York connect.
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What is American Literature? - Exemplified by Some of Its Greatest WritersAmerican literature has covered all kinds of subjects and genres. The one thing that remains the same is that it has always been a struggle to forge a truly "American" identity.
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Internalized Oppression of African-AmericansThis article discusses the internalization of oppression in African American communities.
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Harlem RenaissanceThe cultural differences and views within the Black community during the Harlem Renaissance.
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Notable African American AuthorsAfrican Americans have contributed to American literature through fiction, non-fiction, poetry and drama since the 1700s. Here are just some of the many notable contributors.
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The New Negro Renaissance: African American Culture Between Slavery and the Civil Rights MovementThe literary and artistic explosion that occurred in black America from roughly 1910 to 1940 is often referred to as the "Harlem Renaissance." Creative African American literature and art blossomed from all over the country.
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The African-American RenaissanceAfter Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, the freed slaves were quick to realize only their inherent rights as human beings but the unique spirit of their intellect and culture as well.
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Top Four Great Writers of the Harlem RenaissanceThe Harlem Renaissance of the 20s and 30s left behind many great works of American literature. Here are several authors who contributed to the movement. -
Langston Hughes: A BiographyWhen one mentions the Harlem Renaissance, the name Langston Hughes reverberates as one of the most prominent writer of the era.
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The Harlem RenaissanceAn overview of some of the great minds that contributed to the Harlem Renaissance
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The Harlem Renaissance: Hopes of PrevalenceWith the birth of the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s, poetry became an important tool for African Americans to use to discuss their struggles with racial equality and tolerance in American society. -
The Harlem Renaissance: A Research PaperDuring the Harlem Renaissance, African-Americans for the first time had a real reason to experience pride and rejoice in their identity.
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Famous Lines from Poetry: Test Your Memory!Lines from some of the most famous poems ever written...how many of them can you complete? -
The Mile: Sub-4 Minute Performers - Career Best TimeThis is a list of runners who have run the mile in less than four minutes according to their career best time as of 2010. World, national, and area records are indicated. Time and date of athlete's first (debut) sub-four minute mile is also indicated.
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The Mile: First Sub-4 Minute PerformancesThis is a list of runners who have run the mile in less than four minutes in order of the date of their first sub-four minute performance.
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September 24: Today's Notable BirthdaysIs September 24th your birthday? How will you celebrate this momentous occasion? With what notable individuals do you share your birth date? -
2010 Summer Movie Preview: July-AugustA preview of the biggest films being released in the summer of 2010. This article covers July and August releases.
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