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    Running head: SURREALISM AND HARLEM RENAISSANCE Surrealism and Harlem Renaissance Two Historical Art Periods Elisa Montoya Western Governor’s University RIWT Task 1 May 13‚ 2013 SURREALISM AND HARLEM RENNAISANCE Comparing and Contrasting the Two Art Periods “Surrealism and Harlem Renaissance” 2 While there are many different historical art periods I will bring together two that I found to be extremely interesting. There are so many wonderful facts about all the different art periods

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    HARLEM RENAISSANCE Throughout the history of African Americans‚ there have been important historical figures as well as times. Revered and inspirational leaders and eras like‚ Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement‚ Nat Turner and the slave revolt‚ or Huey Newton and the Black Panther Party. One such period that will always remain a significant part of black art and culture is the Harlem Renaissance. It changed the meaning of art and poetry‚ as it was known then. Furthermore‚ the

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    Langston hughes Early Autumn Literature Analysis Essay Langston Hughes short story “Early Autumn” demonstrates how distance and time can heal a broken heart. The main character Bill illustrates his distance from Mary showing that he has moved on with his life and relationship. The symbolism in Langston Hughes short story “Early Autumn” reveals the coldness and distance Bill has towards his and Mary’s once relationship. Hughes writes‚ “It was late afternoon. Nearly sunset. Cold.” (Hughes

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    ‘30s. I see the Harlem Renaissance as a time where people gather together and express their work throughout the world for everyone to see the brilliance and talent the black descendants harness. The two authors I picked were W.E.B Du Bois and Langston Hughes. The reason why I picked these two is because of the dedicated work they have flourished during the Harlem Renaissance. W.E.B Du Bois was one of the most famous black political leaders during that time. Du Bois had a lot of talent to bring during

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    hide one’s true self‚ as seen in Langston Hughes’ “Salvation.” Based on a true experience‚ Hughes exposes how he lost faith in religion as he witnessed his church’s “big revival.” The motif in this piece portrays how children conform to the societal whims rather than expressing their personal beliefs. During the revival‚ the children of the congregation‚ such as Hughes‚ were pressured into going to the church’s stage to become saved. Throughout the piece‚ Hughes constantly claims he is “waiting for

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    Louis Ramirez Sharon Ballentine English 1302 19 July 2012 Sylvester’s Dying Bed Poetry Essay Langston Hughes (February 1‚ 1902 – May 22‚ 1967) was an American poet‚ novelist‚ social activist‚ columnist‚ and a playwright from the Harlem renaissance period that composed several memorable pieces throughout his lifetime. The majority of his work was aimed towards racial consciousness. In the poem Sylvester’s Dying Bed‚ the main character (Sylvester) is an African American lover‚ from the same

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    The Harlem Renaissance: An American Experience Painter Aaron Douglas‚ the "father" of African Art‚ stated in 1925‚ "Let ’s bare our arms and plunge them deep through laughter‚ through pain‚ through sorrow‚ through hope‚ through disappointment‚ into the very depths of the souls of our people and drag forth material crude‚ rough‚ neglected. Then let ’s sing it‚ dance it‚ write it‚ paint it" ("Harlem Renaissance" 1‚ par. 4). These words of triumph and strife epitomize the state of living during the

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    In Langston Hughes’s poem titled “The Weary Blues”‚ the speaker describes an evening spent listening to a blues musician in Lenox Avenue‚ Harlem. With the help of certain poetic and acoustic techniques‚ the poem manages to evoke the same lamenting and woeful tone and mood of blues music. This essay will be a critical appreciation of this poem in which I will discuss it in the context of the Harlem Renaissance as well as examine how the Blues music functions as a means of articulating personal and

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    strong faith in God and in oneself. Catapulting the 1920s artistic movement that created a bulk of the first major literary pieces by African Americans‚ Johnson was the ancestor of great men and women such as Langston Hughes‚ Zora Neale Hurston‚ Wallace Thurman‚ and W.E.B. Du Bois. Langston Hughes is often called the poet laureate of Harlem. His

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    the poem “Freedom’s Plow” by Langston Hughes‚ it says‚ “First in the heart is the dream- / Then the mind starts seeking a way / His eyes look out on the world / On the great wooded world / On the rich soil of the world / On the rivers of the world”. What the poem is saying is‚ everyone has a dream and tries to seek it. America is the way for people to achieve the dream. It is the freedom they needed to bring it all together. As an African American poet Langston Hughes overcame the discrimination and

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