Harlem stomp! : a cultural history of the Harlem Renaissance / by Laban Carrick Hill.

Author/creator Hill, Laban Carrick
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Little, Brown, ©2003.
Description151 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Subjects
African Americans--Intellectual life. --20th century. --Juvenile literature.
Harlem Renaissance--Juvenile literature.
African American arts--20th century. --Juvenile literature.
African American arts--New York (State). --New York. --History. --20th century. --Juvenile literature.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Intellectual life. --20th century. --Juvenile literature.

Contents Song of smoke; the smoldering Black consciousness, 1900-1910 -- Moving out, fighting back; the great migration, organizing for freedom, and World War I, 1911-1920 -- Black metropolis; the rise of Harlem, 1900-1920 -- Dam breaking; Jean Toomer, Claude McKay, and opportunity in the arts, 1921-1924 -- Fire!!; an explosion of creativity -- Dark tower; a social breakthrough -- Stompin' at the Savoy; music and dance of the Renaissance -- Heritage unbound; Blacks and the American theater -- Against all odds; visual artists and their struggle for recognition -- Rage in the streets; the waning of the Renaissance and the beginning of the Harlem riots.
Abstract A whirlwind tour of the Harlem Renaissance era of the early 20th century.
General note"Megan Tingley books."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 137-142) and index.
LCCN 2002073067
ISBN0316814113 (alk. paper)
Stock numberJunior Library Guild http://www.juniorlibraryguild.com