African American Artists during The Great Depresson.
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(10pp)The Harlem Renaissance watched the flourishing of African American literature, music, dance, art and social commentary in the neighbor- hood newly transformed by the great migration of African Americans to the North during WWI. The renaissance was a time when Black Americans had a chance to demonstrate the creative and intellectual abilities that they possessed. Nightclubs, community centers, cafes, publishing houses and galleries sprang up in Harlem amongst the enormous level of energy and excitement. 'It captured all that the wild young things of the 1920s wanted to be.' Bibliography lists 10 sources. (sources follow)
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African American Artists: Alma Thomas and Romare Bearden
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A 5 page paper which compares the life and art of Alma Thomas and Romare Bearden. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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African American History, Art, and Culture
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A 5 page paper which examines Paul Beatty’s “The White Boy Shuffle” as it involves a somewhat irreverent look at African American history and culture. The paper then compares his presentations with the outlooks provided by Addison Gayle’s “The Black Aesthetic” and Larry Neal’s essay “The Black Arts Movement.” No additional sources cited.
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African American Pioneers in Social Work and Sociology
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A 10 page exploration of the interrelationship that exists between sociology and social work. Noting the work of such black pioneers in sociology as W.E.B. DuBois, Booker T. Washington, and Cornel West, the author explains that from a very broad perspective, sociologists try to understand the mechanisms of human interaction and social workers try to intervene to correct dysfunctions in human interaction. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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African American: History and the Present
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A 4 page paper which examines various perspectives concerning African Americans in relationship to some history and the present day conditions. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Alain Locke and Stephen Thompson / Views on 'The Negro'
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A 5 page paper on Alain Locke's look at the New Negro as compared to the Old Negro, and Stephen Thompson's assessment of the validity of these claims. No bibliography.
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Alice Walker: “Beauty: When the Other Dancer is the Self”
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A 5 page paper which examines Alice Walker’s personal essay “Beauty: When the Other Dancer is the Self.” Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
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All God’s Dangers
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A 7 page paper which analyzes aspects of All Gods Dangers: The Life of Nate Shaw by Theodore Rosengarten. No additional sources cited.
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Allexander Crummell / Ideas For A Black Future
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A 5 page paper on the new ideas and new aims for blacks suggested by Crummell. His contradictory philosophy is explored. No bibliography.
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