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Slaves Today: A Story of Liberia by George Schuyler. New York: 1931. First edition. Scarce novel by the Harlem Renaissance-era novelist and firebrand, later turned conservative columnist. Listed on Biblio by Between the Covers - Rare Books Inc, ABAA Higher Learning, Harlem Renaissance, Liberia, Columnist, African American History, Literature, Novels, York, United States

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Slaves Today: A Story of Liberia by George Schuyler. New York: 1931. First edition. Scarce novel by the Harlem Renaissance-era novelist and firebrand, later turned conservative columnist. Listed on Biblio by Between the Covers - Rare Books Inc, ABAA

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Duke Ellington performed regularly here, and Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday both launched their careers at the venue’s amateur night. You can say that the Apollo Theater was the ‘Motown’ before Motown. Today, the theater stands as an artifact on the bustling 125th street. Dance Hip Hop, Billy Holiday, Madonna, The Jackson Five, Harlem Nights, Apollo Theater, Duke Ellington, Harlem Renaissance, African American History

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Duke Ellington performed regularly here, and Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday both launched their careers at the venue’s amateur night. You can say that the Apollo Theater was the ‘Motown’ before Motown. Today, the theater stands as an artifact on the bustling 125th street.

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Langston Hughes (1902-1967). Playwright, novelist, and poet who due to his African American themes made him a primary contributor to the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920's. Black History Facts, Black History Month, African American Poets, African Americans, American Women, Boris Vian, Gil Scott Heron, Langston Hughes, Vintage Black Glamour

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Langston Hughes (1902-1967). Playwright, novelist, and poet who due to his African American themes made him a primary contributor to the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920's.

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Langston Hughes' born Feb. 1, 1902. "What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up Like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore-- And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over-- like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode?" Boris Vian, Afro, Langston Hughes, Writers And Poets, Harlem Renaissance, Raining Men, Before Us, African American History, Black History Month

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Langston Hughes' born Feb. 1, 1902. "What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up Like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore-- And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over-- like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode?"

One cannot discuss Paris during the 1920's without including the singer and erotic dancer Josephine Baker. "La Baker" was an African American, probably of mixed race, who left America for Paris after encountering racism and censorship. By comparison, the jazz age in Paris was exotic, sensual and inviting for African American entertainers. Hemingway, Gertrude Stein and Picasso were all fans of Josephine Baker. Josephine Baker, Mixed Race, Harlem Renaissance, Jazz Age, Man Ray, Ernest Hemingway, Scott Fitzgerald, Flocking, 1920s

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One cannot discuss Paris during the 1920's without including the singer and erotic dancer Josephine Baker. "La Baker" was an African American, probably of mixed race, who left America for Paris after encountering racism and censorship. By comparison, the jazz age in Paris was exotic, sensual and inviting for African American entertainers. Hemingway, Gertrude Stein and Picasso were all fans of Josephine Baker.

Octavia Butler was an American science fiction writer, one of the best-known among the few African-American women in the field. She won both Hugo and Nebula awards. In 1995, she became the first science fiction writer to receive the MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant. Butler passed away on February 24, 2006. Great Quotes, Quotes To Live By, Inspirational Quotes, Motivational, Kindred Octavia Butler, Black Children's Books, Writer Quotes, Quotable Quotes, African American History

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Octavia Butler was an American science fiction writer, one of the best-known among the few African-American women in the field. She won both Hugo and Nebula awards. In 1995, she became the first science fiction writer to receive the MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant. Butler passed away on February 24, 2006.

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Richmond Barthe Artwork | Richmond Barthé, 1901-1989 James Richmond Barthé was an African-American sculptor known for his many public works, including the Toussaint L’Ouverture Monument in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and a sculpture of Rose McClendon for Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater.

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Aaron Douglas, The Founding of Chicago, circa 1933, Gouache on paperboard, 14-3/4 × 12-3/8", Spencer Museum of Art, The University of Kansas, Museum purchase: R. Charles and Mary Margaret, Clevenger Fund, 2006.0027. African American Artist, American Artists, African Art, Art Cart, Black Panthers, Harlem Renaissance, Art Prints For Sale, Black Artists, Art Moderne

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Aaron Douglas, The Founding of Chicago, circa 1933, Gouache on paperboard, 14-3/4 × 12-3/8", Spencer Museum of Art, The University of Kansas, Museum purchase: R. Charles and Mary Margaret, Clevenger Fund, 2006.0027.

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Flyer with drawing by Aaron Douglas advertising Krigwa Players Little Theater Group, established in 1925 by W.E.B. Du Bois and Regina Anderson. African American Artist, American Artists, Little Theatre, Harlem Renaissance, Black White Art, Black Artists, Woodblock Print, Sculpture Art, History

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Flyer with drawing by Aaron Douglas advertising Krigwa Players Little Theater Group, established in 1925 by W.E.B. Du Bois and Regina Anderson.