In this section, the sources are broken down into several categories. In the first section, a list of resources that would help the teacher develop a better understanding of the topic, or to find new information to expand upon the unit, are presented. In the subsequent sections, there is a list of materials related to the activities in this unit.
Teacher’s Reading List
Chauncey, George. Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890-1940. New York: Basic Books, 1995.
Chen, Emma. “Black Face, Queer Space: The Influence of Black Lesbian & Transgender Blues Women of the Harlem Renaissance on Emerging Queer Communities.” Historical Perspectives: Santa Clara University Undergraduate Journal of History, 2, 21 (2016). https://scholarcommons.scu.edu/historical-perspectives/vol21/iss1/8/.
Garber, Eric. “A Spectacle in Color: The Lesbian and Gay Subculture of Jazz Age Harlem.” Essay. In Hidden from History: Reclaiming the Gay and Lesbian Past. New American Library, 1989.
Hutchinson, George. The Harlem Renaissance in Black and White. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1996.
Levering Lewis, David. When Harlem was in Vogue. New York: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Lewis, Steven W. “The Harlem Renaissance in Black Queer History.” National Museum of African American History and Culture, May 28, 2022. https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/harlem-renaissance-black-queer-history.
Locke, Alain. “The New Negro.” African American Poetry (1870-1927): A Digital Anthology, September 2, 2022. https://scalar.lehigh.edu/african-american-poetry-a-digital-anthology/the-new-negro-essay-by-alain-locke-1925.
Schwarz, A. B. Christa. Gay Voices of the Harlem Renaissance. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2003.
Sedgwick, Eve Kosofsky. Epistemology of the Closet. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2008.
Shareef, Muhammad. “Black and Queer in the Harlem Renaissance.” Queer Majority. Accessed March 12, 2023. https://www.queermajority.com/essays-all/black-and-queer-in-the-harlem-renaissance.
“The Queer Harlem Renaissance.” We Are Everywhere: Lesbians in the Archive. Accessed March 12, 2023. https://onlineexhibits.library.yale.edu/s/we-are-everywhere/page/the-queer-harlem-renaissance.
Waxman, Olivia B. “The Overlooked LGBTQ+ History of the Harlem Renaissance.” Time, October 11, 2021. https://time.com/6104381/lgbtq-history-harlem-renaissance/.
Wintz, Cary D. Harlem Speaks: A Living History of the Harlem Renaissance. Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks, 2007.
Lessons 1-3 Materials
Interview with Walter Dean Myers. YouTube. Racine Public Library, 2012. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEA9SUhANSI.
Myers, Walter Dean. “About Walter Dean Myers.” Walter Dean Myers, 2023. https://walterdeanmyers.net/about/.
Myers, Walter Dean. Harlem: A Poem. Accessed July 1, 2023. https://www.cusd80.com/cms/lib/AZ01001175/Centricity/Domain/735/Harlem%20A%20Poem%20and%20Qs.pdf.
Myers, Walter Dean. Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push. Accessed June 18, 2023. https://www.memphis.edu/middleschool/pdfs/6thgradeela_sometimes_a_dream_needs_a_push.pdf.
“Walter Dean Myers Biography.” Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2023. https://www.notablebiographies.com/news/Li-Ou/Myers-Walter-Dean.html.
Walter Dean Myers Discusses How He Writes. YouTube. YouTube, 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHirBQfvSG8.
Lesson 4 Materials
1920s: Langston Hughes. YouTube. YouTube, 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkEKcQ81oS8.
Biography.com Editors. “Countee Cullen.” Biography.com, January 29, 2021. https://www.biography.com/authors-writers/countee-cullen.
Biography.com Editors. “Langston Hughes.” Biography.com, January 29, 2021. https://www.biography.com/authors-writers/langston-hughes.
“Countee Cullen.” Countee Cullen: Harlem Renaissance. Accessed July 11, 2023. https://www.myblackhistory.net/Countee_Cullen.htm.
“Countee Cullen.” PoemHunter.com, 2023. https://www.poemhunter.com/countee-cullen/.
History.com Editors. “Langston Hughes - Career, Poems & Legacy.” History.com, January 24, 2023. https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/langston-hughes.
Hughes, Langston. Montage of a Dream Deferred. Ann Arbor, MI: UMI, 1995.
Langston Hughes - “The Weary Blues” on CBUT, 1958. YouTube. YouTube, 2013. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM7HSOwJw20.
Lesson 5 Materials
“Countee Cullen.” Biography.com, January 29, 2021. https://www.biography.com/authors-writers/countee-cullen.
Evans, Everett. “In ‘kiss,’ Father of Bride Doesn’t Always Know Best.” Chron, January 25, 2013. https://www.chron.com/culture/main/article/in-kiss-father-of-bride-doesn-t-always-know-4224356.php.
Sanders, Crystal. “Celebrating Black Brides: Profile #3.” Crystal R. Sanders, April 17, 2018. http://www.crystalrsanders.com/blog/tag/Yolande+Du+Bois.
Lesson 6 Materials
Baronet, Laura. “The Children’s Hour (Play).” StageAgent, 2020. https://stageagent.com/shows/play/6721/the-childrens-hour.
God’s Stepchildren (1938) | Full Movie | Oscar Micheaux, Jacqueline Lewis, Ethel Moses. YouTube. YouTube, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcGX0UqhTyk.
“Imitation of Life Synopsis.” Imitation of Life (1934) - Turner Classic Movies, 2023. https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/79028/imitation-of-life/#synopsis.
Morgan, Kyna. “Alice B. Russell.” Alice B. Russell – Women Film Pioneers Project, 2013. https://wfpp.columbia.edu/pioneer/alice-b-russell/.
Murder In Harlem (1935) | An Oscar Micheaux Film. YouTube. YouTube, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSi-iWGxtLY.
“Oscar Micheaux.” NAACP, 2023. https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/civil-rights-leaders/oscar-micheaux.
Ravage, John W. Oscar Micheaux (1884-1951), March 3, 2007. https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/micheaux-oscar-1884-1951/.
“These Three Synopsis.” These Three (1936) - Turner Classic Movies, 2023. https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/92794/these-three/#synopsis.
Welch, Dr. Rosanne. Alice Burton Russell Micheaux: “Breaking barriers on two fronts,” November 17, 2021. https://scriptmag.com/history/alice-burton-russell-micheaux-breaking-barriers-on-two-fronts.
Lesson 7 Materials
“Found Poem.” Poets.org. Accessed July 1, 2023. https://poets.org/glossary/found-poem.
“Found Poems.” Facing History & Ourselves, October 19, 2009. https://www.facinghistory.org/resource-library/found-poems.
“Found Poetry: How to Write a Found Poem.” MasterClass, August 12, 2021. https://www.masterclass.com/articles/found-poem-guide.
