Black Americans

While the Harlem Renaissance may be best known for its literary and performing arts—pioneering figures such as Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Duke Ellington, and Ma Rainey may be familiar—sculptors, painters, and printmakers were key contributors to the first modern Afrocentric cultural movement and formed a black avant-garde in the visual arts.

From the Smithsonian Institution.

Biographies of 12 of the great poets of the Harlem Renaissance.

Overview of the impact of WWI on African-Americans, the armed forces, and society. Includes an extensive gallery of images.

Searchable digital archives from the George C. Marshall Foundation Library