Introduction to the Harlem Renaissance
Contributors of the Harlem Renaissance From the Library of Congress Web Guide
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June 17, 1871
Poet, diplomat, songwriter, and anthologist of black culture James Weldon Johnson was born on June 17, 1871, in Jacksonville, Florida. |
May 25, 1878
Legendary tap dancer Bill "Bojangles" Robinson was born on May 25, 1878, in Richmond, Virginia. |
Zora Neal Hurston
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January 7, 1891
Novelist, folklorist, dramatist, and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston was born on January 7, 1891, in Eatonville, Florida, the first incorporated black town in the United States. |
February 1, 1902
Poet and writer Langston Hughes, famous for his elucidations of black American life in his poems, stories, autobiographies, and histories, was born in Joplin, Missouri, on February 1, 1902. |
August 2, 1924
Novelist, essayist, and playwright James Baldwin was born on August 2, 1924, in New York City |
January 6, 1993
Dizzy Gillespie, the last of the primary originators of Be-Bop jazz, died in Englewood, New Jersey. |
April 29, 1899
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington, often said to be America's greatest composer, bandleader, and recording artist, was born on April 29, 1899, in Washington, D.C. |
Lanngston Hughes
Meet Amazing Americans: Langston Hughes |