Langston Hughes’ “Theme for English B” / “Coloredness”:
A 5 page explication of Langston Hughes’ poem. The paper
looks particularly at the difference between the stark
dictionary definition of the word “colored” and how it
functions for Hughes as a badge of inferiority placed on him
by white people. Bibliography lists 2 sources. Hughes3.wps

Langston Hughes : A 5 page discussion of three poems
written by Langston Hughes. The poems are “Dream
Deferred” (also known as “Harlem”), “The Negro Speaks
of Rivers,” and “Island.” In discussing these poems the
paper illustrates the realities that they all share, which is
essentially the notion of dreams and harsh realities that kill
those dreams, in relationship to the African American race.
They are also all dreams that inherently speak of strength in
the face of those harsh realities. No additional sources cited.
RAhughes.wps

The Poetry Of Gwendolyn Brooks / Growing Up, Reaching
Out : A 6 page paper on three poems by this well-known
Black American. The poems explicated are “Hunchback
Girl: She Thinks of Heaven;” “We Real Cool;” and “The
Ballad of Chocolate Mabbie,” and the paper looks at them
in terms of their evocation of the experience of growing up.
Bibliography lists four sources. Gbroo.wps

Gwendolyn Brooks / Poems : A 5 page analysis of 3 of
Gwendolyn Brooks’ poems. The writer looks at “A Sunset
of the City,” “When you have forgotten Sunday: The Love
Story,” and “Corners on the Curving Sky” as being
representative of Brooks’ style and also of how Brooks
consistently expresses emotions which are universal to
human experience. No additional sources cited.
Gwenbrok.wps

Renaissance in Harlem / Creative Essay : A 5 page creative
story about a young black girl coming to New York during
the Harlem Renaissance with the hope of becoming a writer.
The story reflects customs and practices common during
that time period and mentions figures instrumental in the
Harlem Renaissance of the mid-1920s. No additional
sources cited. Harlemr2.wps

Harlem Renaissance Art and the Re-Awakening : A 5 page
paper in which the writer argues that literature written by
Black authors during the early 1920s opened up a discourse
between Black artists, militants and intellectuals that helped
forge a Black American identity that served the Civil Rights
and Pan American movements. One artist who helped to
continually reopen this discussion and propel the newly
found forms of black expression into a militant arena was
Claude McKay through his work "Home to Harlem."
Bibliography lists 4 sources. Harlemr.wps

MacKay's "Home to Harlem" : A 5 page argumentative
essay that posits that Mackay used his artistic genius to
make a cry for freedom during the Harlem Renaissance, and
that his story was written as a warning to his community
that the beauty that was Harlem then, may not last. He
asserted that it might be in error that Black Americans were
expected to live in only a small neighborhood in New York.
By accepting this enslavement, they were giving up their
newly won freedom. The writer argues that although his
contemporaries tried to hush his voice, art seeks to be heard
even by only one ear, and as such, MacKay's story did not
go unheard. Bibliography lists 5 sources. Clmackay.wps

White Influences In The Harlem Renaissance : A 7 page
paper which assesses the amount and type of influence that
white literary movements had on the distinctive literature
that arose in Harlem in the 1920s. Bibliography lists 7
sources. Whitehar.wps

Spike Lee’s Work : A 5 page paper discussing Spike Lee’s
filmmaking views and his advertising career. Of his films,
even his critics report that Lee is honest and reports in his
films only what is there is to see. Demanding and exacting,
he has a clear idea of what he wants to see in his films, and
he has gained the respected position of managing director.
Still, many black people are uncomfortable with what they
see on a Spike-Lee-sponsored screen, but Spike Lee
continues to lead his own life, making films and designing
advertising campaign in his “spare time.” Bibliography lists
5 sources. Spike.doc

History Of Gospel Music / "Move On Up a Little Higher" :
This 5 page paper discusses the history of gospel music in
America, from its pre-Civil War beginning to its
breakthrough in the mid-1900s to its current popular status.
It pays special attention to the influence of gospel music and
its performers, particularly Thomas Dorsey and Mahalia
Jackson, on the changes in the African American condition.
Bibliography lists 5 sources. Gospelmu.wps
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