Literature of the Harlem Renaissance helped me understand why it is so important to dig into digital humanities. One of our last readings was entirely focused on that of the Black Digital Humanities. This was a very important focus because if it wasn’t for the dedicated readers and historians we would not have 80% of… Continue reading Contemporary Post

For many years the negro in America have struggled to have a high social and political standing in america. Blacks in America have always been seen as second class citizens. This can be seen through the history of America. There have been many time periods in America where individuals or groups have fought for the… Continue reading Draft for final Overview

The Harlem Renaissance was a time period that I believe in retrospect is looked at through too much of a narrow lens to fully understand the context in which the period was born out of. I got to this conclusion when I really started to look at and analyze the vast historical and literary archive… Continue reading Overview Draft

It’s the turn of the twentieth century, and the first generation of black men & women who have been born free, have all reached maturity. However, even if the law states they were free, social elements that despised their existence still lingered, so they travelled to places where they wouldn’t be persecuted as such. This… Continue reading The Hearts of Idealism