{"product_id":"9780780810273","title":"The Harlem Renaissance","description":"\u003cp\u003eThroughout the course of America's existence, its people, culture, and institutions have been periodically challenged-and in many cases transformed-by profound historical events. Some of these momentous events invigorated the nation and strengthened American confidence and capabilities. Others have prompted troubled assessments and heated debates about the country's core beliefs and character. But all share the same basic attribute: they transformed the United States' political, cultural, and social landscape for future generations of Americans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOmnigraphics' Defining Moments series was created for the express purpose of meeting the American people's growing appetite for authoritative, useful historical resources on their nation's history. This series, which focuses on the most pivotal events in U.S. history from the 20th century forward, will be of enduring value to anyone interested in learning more about America's past-and in understanding how these historical events continue to reverberate in the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Defining Moments: The Harlem Renaissance volume is-like all other works in the Defining Moments series-arranged in three distinct sections: Narrative Overview-provides a detailed, factual account of the emergence and development of the Harlem Renaissance. It explores the factors that transformed Harlem into the \"capital of black America\" in the 1920s, explains how civil rights activism of the early 20th century made the Renaissance possible, and discusses the myriad ways in which African-American literature, art, and music illuminated black culture and changed the course of American race relations. Biographies-provides valuable biographical background on leadingfigures involved in the movement, including the proud and fiery civil rights philosopher W.E.B. Du Bois, controversial actor and singer Paul Robeson, jazz legend Duke Ellington, and author Langston Hughes, the \"poet laureate\" of the Harlem Renaissance. Each biography concludes with a list of sources for further information on the profiled individual. Primary Sources-collects essential and enlightening documents from the Harlem Renaissance. This collection includes Langston Hughes's famous manifesto of artistic independence, \"The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain\"; dancer Frankie Manning's recollections of the glamorous Savoy Ballroom; Alain Locke's influential and insightful essay \"Enter the New Negro\"; and a selection of poems penned by some of the Harlem Renaissance's leading literary voices. Other valuable features in Defining Moments: The Harlem Renaissance include a glossary of important people, places, and terms; a chronology of events; a complete bibliography and annotated list of sources for future study; and a subject index.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Omnigraphics, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47030377283824,"sku":"9780780810273","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780780810273_p0.jpg?v=1763658808","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780780810273","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}