Harlem Renaissance
Summary
TLDRThe video script depicts a conversation between two friends discussing their academic assignments and the Harlem Renaissance. It touches on Langston Hughes' poem 'The Negro Speaks of Rivers,' symbolizing the deep historical connection of African Americans to rivers and their soul. The script also delves into the cultural awakening of the 1920s and 1930s, highlighting the movement's literary and artistic expressions of African American identity and struggle against racism, mentioning key figures like Zora Neale Hurston and W.E.B. Du Bois.
Takeaways
- 📚 The characters plan to study together for a group assignment from Palmer Junior.
- 📖 One character has an assignment to write about American modern literature.
- 📜 The poem 'The Negro Speaks of Rivers' by Langston Hughes is discussed, reflecting on the speaker's deep connection with rivers and history.
- 🏞 The poem mentions various rivers like the Euphrates, Congo, and Nile, symbolizing the speaker's historical and cultural heritage.
- 🎶 Langston Hughes' style is influenced by blues and jazz music, which is a distinctive feature of his work.
- 🌅 The Mississippi River is depicted as singing when Abraham Lincoln traveled on it, reflecting the African American experience.
- 🏛 The speaker's involvement in building pyramids on the Nile's shore highlights the contribution of African civilizations.
- 🕊 The Harlem Renaissance is identified as a significant cultural movement for African Americans in the 1920s and 1930s.
- 👥 Prominent authors and poets of the Harlem Renaissance, such as Langston Hughes, Claude McKay, and Zora Neale Hurston, are mentioned.
- 📚 The movement's literature and art served as a platform for African Americans to express their experiences with racism and oppression.
- 🌟 The Harlem Renaissance is seen as a period of enlightenment and cultural identity formation for African Americans.
Q & A
What are the two characters, Rima and CD, waiting to do together in the script?
-Rima and CD are waiting to study together for their group assignment from Palmer Juni.
What does CD suggest they do while waiting for Rima's friend?
-CD suggests they go to the library because they both have assignments to work on.
What literary work is mentioned in the script, and what is it about?
-The script mentions 'The Negro Speaks of Rivers,' a poem by Langston Hughes, which is about the speaker's personal connection to the history of their race.
What rivers are mentioned in the poem 'The Negro Speaks of Rivers'?
-The rivers mentioned in the poem include the Euphrates, Congo, Nile, and Mississippi.
What does the speaker in the poem 'The Negro Speaks of Rivers' claim about their soul in the conclusion?
-In the conclusion, the speaker declares that their soul has become very deep, just like the rivers they know.
What class does Rima suddenly remember they need to attend?
-Rima suddenly remembers they need to attend a makeup class from Pod Diet.
What is the significance of the Harlem Renaissance in the context of the script?
-The Harlem Renaissance is significant as it represents the enlightenment of Black Americans in the 1920s and 1930s, a time when they began to realize their existence and express their cultural identity through literature, art, and intellectual movements.
How did the Harlem Renaissance movement manifest itself in terms of art and literature?
-The Harlem Renaissance manifested itself in literature, art, and intellectual works that explained the cultural identity of Black Americans, rooted in their experiences of oppression and slavery.
What role did literature and art play for Black Americans during the Harlem Renaissance?
-Literature and art served as a means for Black Americans to voice their experiences of horror and racism, hoping to raise awareness and challenge the existence of racism in the world.
Which authors and poets are mentioned in the script as part of the Harlem Renaissance movement?
-The authors and poets mentioned include Langston Hughes, Claude McKay, Gene Tumor, Zora Neale Hurston, W.E.B. Du Bois, Countee Cullen, Rudolph Fisher, Wallace Thurman, and Nella Larsen.
What is the distinctive feature of Claude McKay's work mentioned in the script?
-The distinctive feature of Claude McKay's work is its focus on the theme of the struggle of Black people in achieving their rights.
What is the significance of the novel 'Their Eyes Were Watching God' by Zora Neale Hurston?
-The novel 'Their Eyes Were Watching God' is significant as it tells the story of a mulatto woman named Janie Crawford and her struggle with racism, showcasing the experiences of Black Americans during the Harlem Renaissance.
Outlines
📚 Study Plans and Literary Discussion
The conversation begins with two friends, Rima and CD, discussing their plans to study together for a group assignment from Palmer Junior. They decide to go to the library, where CD also intends to write an article on American modern literature. Rima mentions the poem 'The Negro Speaks of Rivers' by Langston Hughes, describing its themes of personal and historical connection to the speaker's race. The poem's lines are analyzed, highlighting the speaker's deep familiarity with rivers, their age, and their significance to the speaker's soul. The friends continue to discuss the Harlem Renaissance and its cultural impact on African Americans, touching upon the themes of the poem and the broader movement.
🎓 Academic Commitments and Literary Analysis
In the midst of their conversation, Reema suddenly remembers a makeup class from pod diet and rushes off, leaving Sidi waiting. Sidi takes the opportunity to search and read books while reflecting on the Harlem Renaissance as a period of enlightenment for Black Americans during the 1920s and 1930s. This era, also known as the New Negro Movement, is characterized by a growing awareness and assertion of Black cultural identity, rooted in the bitter experiences of oppression and slavery. The conversation delves into how literature and art became vehicles for expressing the horrors of racism and the hope for wider recognition and change.
🖋️ Harlem Renaissance and its Prominent Figures
The discussion continues with an exploration of the Harlem Renaissance's key authors and poets, such as Langston Hughes, known for his rhythmic style influenced by blues and jazz music. Claude McKay is noted for his work's focus on the struggle for rights, while Gene Tumor's writings portray the development of the movement. Zora Neale Hurston's novel 'Their Eyes Were Watching God' is highlighted for its depiction of a mulatto woman's struggle with racism. Other notable figures like W.E.B. Du Bois, Countee Cullen, Rudolph Fisher, Wallace Thurman, and Nella Larsen are also mentioned as contributors to the movement, emphasizing their roles in shaping the cultural and intellectual landscape of the time.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Group Assignment
💡Library
💡American Modern Literature
💡Negro Speaks of Rivers
💡Harlem Renaissance
💡New Negro Movement
💡Langston Hughes
💡Claude McKay
💡Gene Tumor
💡Zora Neale Hurston
💡Racism
Highlights
Rima and CD are planning to study together for a group assignment from Palmer Juni.
They decide to go to the library, where CD also needs to write an article about American modern literature.
Rima has read 'A Negro Speaks of Rivers' by Langston Hughes, a poem about a personal connection to the history of the speaker's race.
The poem describes the speaker's familiarity with rivers, including those as old as the planet itself.
In the poem, the speaker's soul is compared to the depth of the rivers he knows.
The speaker recalls swimming in the Euphrates River during the early days of human civilization.
He built his home near the Congo River, using its sound to help him fall asleep.
The speaker also mentions the Nile River and his involvement in building the pyramids.
The Mississippi River is described as singing when Abraham Lincoln traveled on it to New Orleans.
The poem concludes with the speaker reiterating his deep connection to the old and dark rivers.
Rima forgets about a makeup class from pod diet and rushes to attend it.
The Harlem Renaissance is described as the enlightenment of Black Americans during the 1920s and 1930s.
This era is also known as the New Negro Movement, highlighting the cultural identity of new Black Americans.
The movement is rooted in the bitterness caused by oppression and slavery.
Literature and art became a way for Black Americans to voice their horror and fight against racism.
Langston Hughes is a prominent poet of the Harlem Renaissance, known for his rhythmic style influenced by blues and jazz music.
Claude McKay is noted for his work on the struggle of Black people in achieving their rights.
Gene Tumor's works portray the development of the Harlem Renaissance.
Zora Neale Hurston is famous for her novel 'Their Eyes Were Watching God,' which deals with racism.
Other writers in the movement include W.E.B. Du Bois, Countee Cullen, Rudolph Fisher, Wallace Thurman, and Nella Larsen.
Transcripts
hi rima
what are you doing here hi cd i'm
waiting for a friend
but she doesn't come we plan to study
together about our group assignment from
palmer juni
i see let's go to the library instead
i also have to write an article about
american modern literature
i have an assignment from busandra okay
let's go came on
by the way have you read a negro speaks
of river
a poem by langston hughes yeah
it is about a personal connection to the
history of speaker's race
i see in the first line the speaker says
that he is familiar with a lot of rivers
he is also familiar with rivers that are
as old as the planet itself
older than blood pumping through
people's veins
while in the fourth line he says that
his soul has become very deep
just like the rivers he knows okay
please continue then he went swimming in
the euphrates river
when human civilization was still young
and even sunrises were new
and in the sixth line he built his home
near the congo river
so that the sound of its water helped
him fall asleep
he continues in the next line that he
saw the nile and helped build the
pyramids on its shore
the speaker talks about mississippi
river also
right yes he heard the mississippi river
sound as if
they were singing when abraham lincoln
traveled on it
to new orleans and he saw the surface of
that muddy river
like a person's chest reflect the sunset
the turning gold
what about the conclusion of the poem in
the last line he declares once again
that he has been familiar with a lot of
rivers which was very old and dark
rivers
and that his soul has become very deep
just like the rivers he knows
very good explanation rima i understand
now
oh my god what's wrong reema i forget
that right now is a makeup class from
pod diet
i have to go to the class right now okay
don't worry i'm waiting for you here
while i'm searching and reading some
books
thank you sidi
i'm late
the harlem renaissance can be said as
the enlightenment of black americans
in the 1920s and 1930s this era is also
known as the new negro movement
an era in which black americans began to
realize their existence
the harlem renaissance was a movement in
literature
art and intellectuals that explained the
cultural identity of the new black
american
this movement is rooted in their
bitterness because of the oppression by
whites
in a peculiar institution that is
slavery
the horror of living under the slavery
is then manifested in the form of work
such as
autobiographies poetry songs and other
genres
it has something to do with racism
professor yes
even though slavery had been abolished
in america during abraham lincoln
administration
and black american had got their freedom
racism is still a terrible thing for
black americans
literature and other works of art then
become a way for them to voice their
horror
through literature and other works of
art black americans hope that issues of
racism can be heard more widely
so that there is an awareness for
everyone that racism is something very
inappropriate to exist in the world
who are the authors and poets of this
movement one of prominent poets in this
era is langston hughes hughes began to
find his own style of writing
a rhythmic style typical of blues and
jazz music
there is also claude mckay who has a
distinctive feature of his work
on the theme of the struggle of black
people in achieving their rights
then gene tumor whose works portray the
development of the harlem renaissance
we cannot forget zora neale hurston who
is famous for her novel entitled their
eyes were watching god
a novel that tells the struggle of a
mulatto woman named janie crawford
in facing racism issue other writers who
joined this movement are w.e.b du bois
county cullen rudolph fisher wallace
thurman
and nella larson
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