Harlem Speaks: A Living History of the Harlem Renaissance
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Book
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ISBN 10
1402204361
ISBN 13
9781402204364
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Publication Year
2006
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Pages
502
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Harlem Speaks showcases the lives and works of the artists, writers and intellectuals behind the stunning outburst of African American culture in the three decades after World War I. In the tradition of the New York Times bestseller Poetry Speaks, the book combines each subject's key works with biographical and critical essays by leading Harlem Renaissance authority Cary Wintz and other experts. The integrated audio CDs feature music, poetry and literary readings, interviews, radio broadcasts, discussions and speeches, bringing the Harlem of legend to vibrant life once again.Hear, see and read the best of:Langston HughesClaude McKayZora Neale HurstonRichard WrightDuke EllingtonEthel Waters Josephine BakerMarcus GarveyAlain Lockeand moreThe audio also includes never-before-released interviews conducted by Pulitzer Prize–winning author David Levering Lewis. Evocative and encompassing, Harlem Speaks places you at the zenith of this vital cultural movement. - from Amzon
Number of Copies
1
Library | Accession No | Call No | Copy No | Edition | Location | Availability |
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Main | 2525 | 810.9 Har | 1 | Yes |