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The Cotton Club
The Cotton Club (NYC) Opens
https://aaregistry.org/story/the-cotton-club-opens/
Glamour, Gangsters, And Racism: 30 Photos Inside Harlem’s Infamous Cotton Club
https://allthatsinteresting.com/cotton-club#6
History of the Club
https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/cotton-club-harlem-1923/
How Black Performers Faced and Confronted Oppression
https://historyitm.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/the-cotton-club-how-black-performers-faced-and-confronted-oppression.pdf
https://aaregistry.org/story/the-cotton-club-opens/
Glamour, Gangsters, And Racism: 30 Photos Inside Harlem’s Infamous Cotton Club
https://allthatsinteresting.com/cotton-club#6
History of the Club
https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/cotton-club-harlem-1923/
How Black Performers Faced and Confronted Oppression
https://historyitm.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/the-cotton-club-how-black-performers-faced-and-confronted-oppression.pdf
Useful Links
A New African American Identity: The Harlem Renaissance
https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/new-african-american-identity-harlem-renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance-An introduction tracing the groundbreaking work of African Americans in this pivotal cultural and artistic movement
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/collections/145704/an-introduction-to-the-harlem-renaissance
Leaders of the Harlem Renaissance
https://www.thoughtco.com/leaders-of-the-harlem-renaissance-45321
Women of the Harlem Renaissance
https://www.thoughtco.com/harlem-renaissance-women-3529258
Four Publications of the Harlem Renaissance
https://www.thoughtco.com/four-publications-of-the-harlem-renaissance-45158
An archive for virtual Harlem
“The purpose of this archive is to provide access, within the Virtual Harlem Project, to information on significant figures from the Harlem Renaissance. The collection consists of artists, musicians, and poets. Our idea is to allow users to learn about these cultural icons in a laid back environment conducive to the essence of Harlem at that time.”
https://scalar.usc.edu/works/harlem-renaissance/writers
Biographies of Notable painters and sculptors of the Harlem Renaissance
https://www.cummermuseum.org/sites/default/files/cma-18052_augustasavagegalleryguide_nobleed_m2_0.pdf
The Harlem Renaissance in Black Queer History
https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/harlem-renaissance-black-queer-history
https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/new-african-american-identity-harlem-renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance-An introduction tracing the groundbreaking work of African Americans in this pivotal cultural and artistic movement
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/collections/145704/an-introduction-to-the-harlem-renaissance
Leaders of the Harlem Renaissance
https://www.thoughtco.com/leaders-of-the-harlem-renaissance-45321
Women of the Harlem Renaissance
https://www.thoughtco.com/harlem-renaissance-women-3529258
Four Publications of the Harlem Renaissance
https://www.thoughtco.com/four-publications-of-the-harlem-renaissance-45158
An archive for virtual Harlem
“The purpose of this archive is to provide access, within the Virtual Harlem Project, to information on significant figures from the Harlem Renaissance. The collection consists of artists, musicians, and poets. Our idea is to allow users to learn about these cultural icons in a laid back environment conducive to the essence of Harlem at that time.”
https://scalar.usc.edu/works/harlem-renaissance/writers
Biographies of Notable painters and sculptors of the Harlem Renaissance
https://www.cummermuseum.org/sites/default/files/cma-18052_augustasavagegalleryguide_nobleed_m2_0.pdf
The Harlem Renaissance in Black Queer History
https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/harlem-renaissance-black-queer-history
Primary Sources
Primary Source Set: The Harlem Renaissance
https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/harlem-renaissance/
https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/harlem-renaissance/
Lessons
The Legacy of the Harlem Renaissance
In this lesson, students will:
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