What was the Harlem Renaissance?, by Sherri L. Smith ; illustrated by Tim Foley
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What was the Harlem Renaissance?, by Sherri L. Smith ; illustrated by Tim Foley
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-107)
resource.biographical
collective biography
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platesillustrations
Index
no index present
resource.interestAgeLevel
Ages 8-12, Penguin Workshop
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1243969591
Responsibility statement
by Sherri L. Smith ; illustrated by Tim Foley
Series statement
What was ... ?
Summary
What was the Harlem Renaissance? Which of these facts are true? It was a time in the 1920s and 1930s when African American musicians, artists, and writers changed popular culture; The Black neighborhood of Harlem in New York City became the center of an exciting arts movement; Duke Ellington's jazz classic "Take the 'A' Train" refers to getting to Harlem by Subway; All of the above!
Table Of Contents
What Was the Harlem Renaissance? -- Welcome to Harlem! -- Changing Times -- On with the Show! -- A Night to Remember -- New Voices -- All That Jazz -- Artists of the Renaissance -- Stars of Stage and Screen -- The End... and After -- Timelines
Target audience
juvenile
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- New York (N.Y.) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- African Americans + Intellectual life -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- African American arts -- New York (State) -- New York -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- Black interest
- Instructional and educational works
- African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Intellectual life -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- Harlem Renaissance -- Juvenile literature
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- New York (N.Y.) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- African Americans + Intellectual life -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- African American arts -- New York (State) -- New York -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- Black interest
- Instructional and educational works
- African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Intellectual life -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- Harlem Renaissance -- Juvenile literature
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- Author1
- Illustrator1
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