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A perfect guide for use in high school classes, this book explores
the fascinating literature of the Harlem Renaissance, reviewing
classic works in the context of the history, society, and culture
of its time. The Harlem Renaissance is one of the most interesting
eras in African American literature as well as a highly regarded
period in our country's literary history. The works produced during
this span reflect a turbulent social climate in America ... a time
fraught with both opportunities and injustices for minorities. In
this enlightening guide, author and educator Lynn Domina examines
the literature of the Harlem Renaissance along with the cultural
and societal factors influencing its writers. This compelling book
illuminates the cultural conditions affecting the lives of African
Americans everywhere, addressing topics such as prohibition, race
riots, racism, interracial marriage, sharecropping, and lynching.
Each chapter includes historical background on both the literary
work and the author and explores several themes through historical
document excerpts and thoughtful analysis to illustrate how
literature responded to the surrounding social circumstances.
Chapters conclude with a discussion of why and how the literary
work remains relevant today. Discusses five major writers of the
Harlem Renaissance Provides numerous suggestions for class
activities and further individual exploration Supplies educators
with ready reference work that aligns with Common Core Standards in
English Language Arts (ELA) in Social Studies Gives readers insight
into how literature and other art forms reflect the social
conditions and are inspired by events of the time
A Raisin in the Sun is the first play by a black woman to be
produced in a Broadway theater. First performed in 1959, before the
civil rights and women's movements came to the fore, it raises
issues of segregation, family strife, and relationships between men
and women that are both representative of the time and timeless in
their universality. This interdisciplinary collection of commentary
and forty-five primary documents will enrich the reader's
understanding of the historical and social context of the play. A
wide variety of primary materials sheds light on integration and
segregation in the 1950s and 1960s; relationships between African
Americans and Africans; relationships between men and women within
African American culture; Chicago as a literary setting for the
play; and contemporary race relations in the 1990s. Documents
include first-person accounts, magazine articles and editorials
espousing opposing arguments, excerpts from the works of Toni
Morrison, W.E.B. DuBois, Marcus Garvey, bell hooks, Malcolm X, and
Richard Wright, and a selection of pertinent government documents
and eye-opening statistics. Many of the documents are available in
no other printed form. Each chapter concludes with study questions
and topics for research papers and class discussion, as well as
lists of further reading for examining the themes and issues raised
by the play. The casebook begins with a literary analysis of the
play, its themes and dramatic structure. Two chapters on the
historical context provide commentary and documents on the history
of segregation and integration in the United States, focusing on
segregation in employment and education as well as in housing, and
relationships betweenAfrican Americans and Africans and the back to
Africa movement. A chapter situates the play within the context of
the literature of Chicago, including articles about race problems,
as well as excerpts from Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, Richard
Wright's Native Son, Carl Sandburg's poem "Chicago," and other
pieces. The topic of the relationship between African American men
and women is explored in a variety of articles on the African
American family, black fatherhood, black masculinity, and the
problems of African American women. A chapter on contemporary race
relations examines the current situation and includes first-person
accounts by two African American teenagers, current employment
statistics for African Americans, and articles on current problems
facing them. Each document is preceded by an explanatory
introduction, and each chapter concludes with study questions and
topics for research papers and class discussion, as well as lists
of further reading for examining the themes and issues raised by
the play.
This meticulously annotated edition of Nella Larsen's novel Passing
contextualizes the novel's many historical and cultural references
and introduces readers to a central theme: crossing the color line
in the hopes of living a more privileged life. Nella Larsen's
Passing is widely regarded as a classic novel of African American
literature—a groundbreaking work in which the author keenly
depicted an under-acknowledged element of early 20th-century
American life: crossing the "color line" in the hopes of living a
more privileged life. Now, readers can appreciate the full text of
Larsen's masterpiece, accompanied throughout by invaluable
annotations that transform this classic into a fascinating
historical documentation of American life and society during the
Harlem Renaissance. This meticulously annotated edition draws on
the wealth of race scholarship that has been produced during the
last generation to contextualize the novel's many historical and
cultural references. It includes introductory essays focusing on
Nella Larsen's life and its influence on her novel, and on events
in American history and culture that appear in the novel. The book
concludes with a comprehensive list of resources for further
research.
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