Who Put the Renaissance in the Harlem Renaissance? An Adventure of the American Mind LibraryQuest

Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources

Who put the Renaissance in the Harlem Renaissance?
Exploring African American culture in the 1920's	View All LibraryQuests

Title Page

Introduction

Investigation

Creative Americans: Portraits by Carl Van Vechten, 1932-1964

STEP ONE: Visit Harlem! Take the Tour of 1920s Harlem. Get a copy of the map from your teacher, and make sure you record important information on it so you can find your way around! Your map will count as a grade for social studies.

STEP TWO: Learn about art during the Harlem Renaissance. Click on Artists to get an introduction. Make sure you thoughtfully complete the Artist section on your graphic organizer!

STEP THREE: Learn about literature during the Harlem Renaissance. Click on Writers to get an introduction. Make sure you thoughtfully complete the Writer section on your graphic organizer!

STEP FOUR: Learn about music during the Harlem Renaissance. Click on Music to get an introduction. Make sure you thoughtfully complete the Musician section on your graphic organizer!

STEP FIVE: Complete the critical thinking question on your graphic organizer. It will count as a grade in Language Arts.

Back to Top

<Task | Connection>

This LibraryQuest is part of a collection of K-12 primary source-based lessons created by
the Teaching with Primary Sources Northern Virginia Partnership.