Harlem Renaissance, Narrated by Dianne Johnson-Feelings
Dr. Dianne Johnson-Feelings is a professor of English at the University of South Carolina. As Dinah Johnson, she is the author of many picture books including H is for Harlem. Johnson-Feelings explores the Harlem Renaissance, the explosion of Black art, music, and literature that reshaped American culture in the early twentieth century.
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Notes
Unless otherwise noted, all images used in this video are in the public domain.
Simms Campbell, A night-club map of Harlem, Dell Publishing Company, 1932, Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2016585261/.
Adelaide Hall and Bill ‘Bojangles’ Robinson in Brown Buddies, on Broadway, 1930 by The Richmond Planet. CC BY-SA 4.0.
Three Harlem Women, ca. 1925. CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thank you, Dr. Johnson-Feelings, for such an eloquent presentation. You make it easy to see how consequential the Harlem Renaissance has been for American history.
This is the BEST one yet!!! Thank you!