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African American Literature of the Early 1900s Daniel Ansaldo

African American Literature of the Early 1900s Daniel Ansaldo. The Age of the New Negro. Protest writing grew from racial injustices Pauline E. Hopkins (1859-1930) Colored American Magazine Attempted to reignite antislavery fervor WEB Du Bois (1868-1963)

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African American Literature of the Early 1900s Daniel Ansaldo

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  1. African American Literature of the Early 1900s Daniel Ansaldo

  2. The Age of the New Negro • Protest writing grew from racial injustices • Pauline E. Hopkins (1859-1930) • Colored American Magazine • Attempted to reignite antislavery fervor • WEB Du Bois (1868-1963) • Put in charge of The Crisis by NAACP • Became the most read African magazine of the time • James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) • Famous writer, poet, diplomat • Published The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man in 1912 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American_literature

  3. Harlem Renaissance • After WWI, a new age of music, art, and literature emerged. • Centered around Harlem,New York • Literature subjects varied, but race and racial identity were the most popular. • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlem_Renaissance

  4. Harlem Renaissance Writers • Sterling A. Brown (1901-1989) • Most known for his novel Southern Road, published in 1932. • Countee Cullen (1903-1946) • His poems were published in such magazines as The Crisis, Opportunity, Harper's, Century Magazine, and Poetry. • Jessie Redmon Fauset (1882-1961) • Novels included There is Confusion, Plum Bun: A Novel Without a Moral, The Chinaberry Tree: A Novel of American Life, and Comedy American Style • Langston Hughes (1902-1967) • He wrote short stories, novels, plays, and poetry.

  5. Harlem Renaissance Writers cont. • Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) • Her works include Tell My Horse, Mules and Men, Mule Bone, and Their Eyes Were Watching God, which is considered her best work. • Nella Larsen (1891-1964) • She was the first African American woman to receive the Guggenheim Fellowship for her story Sanctuary. • Jean Toomer (1894-1967) • Some of his poetry and prose include Broom, The Liberator, The Little Review, and Cane. In the early 1920s, he became involved in the religion Unitism, and eventually left Harlem. • http://afroamhistory.about.com/od/harlemrenaissance/a/harlem_writers.htm

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