[eng3] Midterm: The Harlem Renaissance

What is the central theme of "I, Too" by LH?

Race, racial injustice

Hope for the future, optimism, resilience

Who is the speaker and how does he identify?

House servant, subservient

Black man who is looking forward to a positive future

What does the speaker predict about the future?

Harmonious future

"Tomorrow" people will see how beautiful he is

Hope for the future!!

What is the Harlem Renaissance?

Intellectual and cultural revival of African-American arts and expression centered in Harlem, New York City between the 1910s and 1930s, centering in the 1920s

Jazz in Harlem inspired the area's culture in the Roaring 20s’. Showy jazz inspired large crowds to attend band performances and create clubs that attracted white residents in the area to engage with the culture.

Key figures included Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Duke Ellington, and Louis Armstrong, whose works laid the foundation for future generations of African-American artists.