AH 342 Black Subjects in White Art History: Fall 2021 Compendium

Heroes of the Harlem Renaissance

Garrett Bolen · Heroes of the Harlem Renaissance

In this podcast I discuss the history of the Harlem Renaissance, giving some background on various
notable heroes of the era.

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Gwen Thompkins, “Forebears: Bessie Smith, the Empress of the Blues,” NPR (NPR, January 5,
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https://www.npr.org/2018/01/05/575422226/forebears-bessie-smith-the-empress-of-the-blues.

Laban Carrick Hill, Harlem Stomp!: A Cultural History Of The Harlem Renaissance (New York:
Little, Brown and Company, 2009), 7.

Mitchell, Ernest Julius. “‘Black Renaissance’: A Brief History of the Concept.” Amerikastudien /
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Maureen Mahon, “How Bessie Smith Influenced a Century of Popular Music,” NPR (NPR,
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