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American Literature
through Time
To find out more about
a particular literature time period, click a link in the table below .
Harlem
Renaissance
(runs parallel to
modernism)
1920s
Content:
celebrated
characteristics of African-American life
enjoyment of life without fear
writing defines the African-American heritage and celebrates their new identity
as Americans
Genre/Style:
allusions in
writing often refer to African-American spirituals
uses the structure of blues songs in poetry (ex-repetition of key phrases)
superficial stereotypes later revealed to be characters capable of complex moral
judgments
Effect:
this period gave
birth to a new form of religious music called "gospel music"
blues and jazz are transmitted across America via radio and phonographs
Historical Context:
mass
African-American migration to Northern urban centers.
African-Americans have more access to media and publishing outlets after they
move north.
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