Question #1
1) What was the significance of the Harlem Renaissance?
The Harlem Renaissance was the beginning of African Americans finding their place, voice, and status ion America. The movement itself was a chance for the African American people to look and be able to say that their people did that and were distinguished for their actions.
Question #2
2) Who were some of the important figures (and what they were famous for) during the Harlem Renaissance?
Some important figures include James Weldon Johnson, the president of the NAACP,
Thurget Marshall, the first African American Supreme Court Judge, Zora Neil Hurston, a distinguished actor and writer, Louis Armstrong, a famous jazz musician, Duke Ellington, also a jazz musicianist, and Langston Hughs, the most influential poet and writer of the Harlem Renaissance.
Question #3
3) In the Poem, Mother to Son by Langston Hughes, what is the message (make sure you included the "why")?
The message of Langston Hughs poem is that the African American community has finally made some progress and distinguished themselves, however they should be careful in what they do next. They should not just give up due to something being difficult, as the mother says to the son, but show of push on because older generations of African Americans have been through much worse than what was going on during the Harlem Renaissance.
1) What was the significance of the Harlem Renaissance?
The Harlem Renaissance was the beginning of African Americans finding their place, voice, and status ion America. The movement itself was a chance for the African American people to look and be able to say that their people did that and were distinguished for their actions.
Question #2
2) Who were some of the important figures (and what they were famous for) during the Harlem Renaissance?
Some important figures include James Weldon Johnson, the president of the NAACP,
Thurget Marshall, the first African American Supreme Court Judge, Zora Neil Hurston, a distinguished actor and writer, Louis Armstrong, a famous jazz musician, Duke Ellington, also a jazz musicianist, and Langston Hughs, the most influential poet and writer of the Harlem Renaissance.
Question #3
3) In the Poem, Mother to Son by Langston Hughes, what is the message (make sure you included the "why")?
The message of Langston Hughs poem is that the African American community has finally made some progress and distinguished themselves, however they should be careful in what they do next. They should not just give up due to something being difficult, as the mother says to the son, but show of push on because older generations of African Americans have been through much worse than what was going on during the Harlem Renaissance.