Curated Video
The Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance was an explosion of African American culture and creativity that began in 1920s New York.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Did you Know? The Harlem Renaissance
Learn more about the Harlem Renaissance.
TED-Ed
How Art Gives Shape to Cultural Change
"Can a museum be a catalyst in a community? Can a museum house artists and allow them to be change agents as communities re-think themselves?" Watch as curator Thelma Golden re-imagines the museum as a think tank and explores the...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Ralph Ellison: Renaissance Man
In this video [5:17] from the American Masters film Ralph Ellison: An American Journey, scholars discuss the influence of the Harlem Renaissance on Ellison's writing. Alain Locke's "The New Negro," jazz music, and painter Aaron Douglas...
PBS
Pbs.org: Gwendolyn Brooks Dramatic Reading
Actual audio/video of Brooks reading. Also included are excellent quotes from the author.
Other
Reading Through History: History Brief: The Harlem Renaissance
This brief video provides a short description of the Harlem Renaissance and the impact it had on society. Throughout the 1920s, Harlem experienced a cultural and intellectual explosion that became known as the Harlem Renaissance. Who was...
Crash Course
Crash Course Theater #41: The Harlem Renaissance
Investigate how a neighborhood called Harlem in the 1920s was having a renaissance of arts. Learn about how writers like Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston were writing plays, and their African American theater companies were drawing...
Library of Congress
Loc: Webcast: Langston Hughes and His Poetry
Launch a webcast about the life and work of Langston Hughes. [19:44]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Harlem
"What happens to a dream deferred?" Langston Hughes question calls former President Bill Clinton, pianist and composer Herbie Hancock, poet Sonia Sanchez, and students from the Harlem Children's Zone to interpret Hughes' most iconic...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: The Harlem Renaissance: Lesson 2
This lesson will explore the Harlem Renaissance. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "The Harlem Renaissance." Includes video.