Good Morning POU! (if you haven't read the novel Native Son, be forewarned that today's post is a summary of the book) “I had written a book of short stories which was published under the title of "Uncle Tom's Children". When the review of that book began to appear, I realized that I had made an awful naive mistake. I found that I had written a book which even bankers' … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: The Indignant Generation – The Chicago Black Renaissance
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Tuesday Open Thread: The Indignant Generation – Chicago Black Renaissance
Good Morning POU! The South Side Writers Group was a circle of African-American writers and poets formed in the 1930s in Chicago, which included Richard Wright, Arna Bontemps, Margaret Walker, Fenton Johnson, Theodore Ward, Garfield Gordon, Frank Marshall Davis, Julius Weil, Dorothy Sutton, Russell Marshall, Robert Davis, Marion Perkins, Arthur Bland, Fern Gayden, and … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: The Indignant Generation – Chicago Black Renaissance
Monday Open Thread: The Indignant Generation – The Chicago Black Renaissance
Good Morning POU! The Indignant Generation is the neglected but essential period of African American literature between the Harlem Renaissance and the Black Arts Movement that began in the 1960s. The years between these two indispensable epochs saw the communal rise of writers such as Richard Wright, Gwendolyn Brooks, Ralph Ellison, Lorraine Hansberry, James Baldwin, … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: The Indignant Generation – The Chicago Black Renaissance
Sunday Open Thread with America’s Sweethearts!
Good Morning POU! I'm ashamed that I did not know more about The International Sweethearts of Rhythm until I ran across this article via NPR. I remembered the name from the week featuring African American Women Bandleaders. Ernestine "Tiny" Daivs, one of the POU featured bandleaders, played with the band for 10 years. Another featured bandleader, Anna Mae Winburn, led the … [Read more...] about Sunday Open Thread with America’s Sweethearts!
Saturday Open Thread: Famous Black Painters
Palmer C. Hayden (January 15, 1890 – February 18, 1973) was an American painter who depicted African-American life. He painted in both oils and watercolors, and was a prolific artist of his era. Born on January 15, 1890, Hayden was originally called Peyton Cole Hedgeman. He was given the name Palmer Hayden by his commanding sergeant during World War I. He grew up in the town … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Famous Black Painters