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Hill, Laban Carrick.

Harlem stomp! : a cultural history of the Harlem Renaissance / by Laban Carrick Hill.

1st ed.

New York : Little, Brown, ©2003.

151 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

A whirlwind tour of the Harlem Renaissance era of the early 20th century.

African Americans -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.

Harlem Renaissance.

African American arts -- 20th century.

African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Intellectual life.

African American arts -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century.

Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.

New York (N.Y.) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-142) and index.

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2005

Notable Book for a Global Society award winner, 2005

Song of smoke; the smoldering Black consciousness, 1900-1910 -- Moving out, fighting back; the great migration, organizing for freedom, and World War I, 1911-1920 -- Black metropolis; the rise of Harlem, 1900-1920 -- Dam breaking; Jean Toomer, Claude McKay, and opportunity in the arts, 1921-1924 -- Fire!!; an explosion of creativity -- Dark tower; a social breakthrough -- Stompin' at the Savoy; music and dance of the Renaissance -- Heritage unbound; Blacks and the American theater -- Against all odds; visual artists and their struggle for recognition -- Rage in the streets; the waning of the Renaissance and the beginning of the Harlem riots.

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