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The Harlem Renaissance was an intellectual and cultural revival of African-American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater, politics and scholarship centered in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, spanning the 1920s and 1930s. [1]
Richard Bruce Nugent (July 2, 1906 – May 27, 1987), aka Richard Bruce and Bruce Nugent, was an American gay writer and painter in the Harlem Renaissance.Despite being a part of a group of many gay Harlem artists, Nugent was among the handful who were publicly out.
Its entry on the Harlem Renaissance, Encyclopædia Britannica describes the play as depicting vice and crime with "vernacular and slang-ridden dialogue". It drew praise from white critics and mixed reactions from African American critics, some of whom lamented its focus on the lower echelons of Harlem society. [ 4 ]
Wallace Henry Thurman (August 16, 1902 – December 22, 1934) was an American novelist and screenwriter active during the Harlem Renaissance.He also wrote essays, worked as an editor, and was a publisher of short-lived newspapers and literary journals.
Harold Jackman (August 18, 1901 – July 8, 1961) was a British-born teacher, model, and patron of the arts with emphasis on African American art and literature.Raised in Harlem, Jackman was known for his involvement in the Harlem Renaissance and his dedication to preserving African American cultural artifacts. [1]
Eulalie Spence (June 11, 1894 [1] – March 7, 1981) was a writer, teacher, director, actress and playwright from the British West Indies.She was an influential member of the Harlem Renaissance, writing fourteen plays, at least five of which were published. [1]
In 1921, the library hosted the first exhibition of African-American art in Harlem; it became an annual event. [11] The library became a focal point to the burgeoning Harlem Renaissance . [ 7 ] In 1923, the 135th Street branch was the only branch in New York City employing Negroes as librarians, [ 12 ] and consequently when Regina M. Anderson ...
[11] Garvey and the editors of The Messenger represented competing strains of thought among African-American leaders in Harlem and the United States. In the small world of Harlem, Garvey rented offices for his Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) in the same building as those of The Messenger. Randolph and Owen continued to criticize ...