1.+Print+Sources

= Print Sources =

**//The Oxford Companion to African American Literature// (Literature Reference Source)**

Arranged in alphabetical order, this literature reference source contains articles and short essays on a variety of topics, events, and personalities that are considered key to African American studies. DDC: REF 810.8 Oxf

[[image:HR_art_of_black_america width="123" height="170"]] **// Harlem Renaissance: Art of Black Amer //// ica //**
This book contains over 150 works from the Studio Musuem in Harlem. All works are by African American artists in Harlem during the 1920s. Introduction by Mary Schmidt Campbell ; essays by David Driskell, David Levering Lewis, and Deborah Willis Ryan. DDC: 704 Har

[[image:extraordinary_people_of_HR width="125" height="150"]]**// Extraordinary People of the Harlem Renaissance // by P. Stephen Hardy and Sheila Jackson Hardy (Biographical Reference Source) **
There are many creative people who made Harlem such a unique place. This particular book highlights the artists, photographers, choreographers, musicians, composers and others that added to the uniqueness of Harlem during the 1920s and 1930s. DDC: REF 700.92 Har

[[image:shimmy.gif]]**// Shimmy Shimmy Shimmy Like My Sister Kate // edited by Nikki Giovanni **
This is a collection of poems by African American poets such as Paul Laurence Dunbar, Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Amiri Baraka. It includes a brief discussion on the origination of the Harlem Renaissance. DDC: 811 Shi

This literature source explores the Harlem Renaissance as a reawakening of African American culture. It includes various literature pieces, as well as, arts, theater and music. DDC: 700.89 Wor

[[image:stomp.gif]]**// Harlem Stomp!: A cultural history of the Harlem Renaissanc // e by Laban Carrick Hill **
==== The Harlem Renaissance highlighted a period of artistic, literary and political progress for many African Americans. This particular piece of literature offers insight into this cultural history known as the Harlem Renaissance. ==== DDC: 810.9 Hil

[[image:hughes.jpeg width="156" height="240"]] **// I, too, Sing America: the story of Langston Hughes // by Martha E. Rhynes **
One of the most prolific and famous African American writers of all times, Langston Hughes was one of the faces of the Harlem Renaissance movement. Telling his life story and the works the made him legendary, this biography chronicles the life of a true inspiration. DDC: B HUG

[[image:HR_dic.jpg width="250" height="250"]] **// The Harlem Renaissance: A Historical Dictionary for the Era // edited by Bruce Kellner (Dictionary) **
This dictionary contains one of the most exhaustive records of all things relating to the Harlem Renaissance. In addition to terms, people, events, and works of art, a 16 page bibliography aids students in even more exploration of the topic of study.

[[image:hrgale.jpeg width="171" height="240"]] **// The Harlem Renaissance // Forward by Trudier Harria-Lopez and Janet Witalec project editor (Handbook/ manual containing primary sources) **
This critical companion for the Harlem Renaissance is a wonderful reference material for all. Containing primary sources from the period of the Harlem Renaissance movement, this manual will prove a beneficial aid for research. DDC: REF 810.9 Har

[[image:encyclopedia.jpg width="250" height="250"]]** //Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance// by Aberjhani and Sandra L. West **
The first of its kind, this encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance contains an alphabetical listing of everything remotely related to the great movement. The entries vary from one to four pages with wonderful pictures and images of the time that help make this encyclopedia a wonderful reference material.

[[image:cane.jpeg width="152" height="240"]]** // Cane // by Jean Toomer **
One of the many wonderful works of literature that came out the Harlem Renaissance, Jean Toomer's //Cane// contains a number of short stories and poems chronicling the life of African Americans. DDC: 813.52 TOO

[[image:eyes.jpeg width="156" height="240"]]**// Their Eyes Were Watching God // by Zora Neale Hurston **
Considered one of the best novels ever written, //Their Eyes Were Watching God// tells the story of a woman, Janie. Her struggles through two lifeless and loveless marriages followed by the marriage she always dreamed comprise the plot of this classic piece of literature. DDC: FIC HUR

This is one of the first books that highlights the women of the Harlem Renaissance. Women of the Harlem Renaissance and years beyond are focused on in this book. DDC:082
 * Harlem Renaissance and Beyond: Literary Biographies of One Hundred Black Women Writers, 1900-1945 editors Lorraine Roses and Ruth Randolph (Biographical Reference Source) **