LITERATURE QUESTIONS
MODERN POETRY AND POETICS
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It established an authoritative and unquestionable canon of African American poetry.
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It inspired Harlem Renaissance writers to establish a tradition of African American poetry.
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It presented African American writers to a previously indifferent white audience.
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It provided literary criticism on African American poetry.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Most importantly, the Harlem Renaissance instilled in African Americans across the country a new spirit of self-determination and pride, a new social consciousness, and a new commitment to political activism, all of which would provide a foundation for the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s.
Detailed explanation-2: -Jarrett: The “new Negro” was a concept of the second half of the 19th century, after the Civil War, when African-Americans were hoping to represent themselves in new, progressive ways, either in the halls of politics or in culture.
Detailed explanation-3: -Alongside their counterparts in art, music, theater and dance, these seven writers (along with others) eloquently demolished racist stereotypes, expressing pride in their African heritage and creating a new understanding of Black life and identity in the United States.
Detailed explanation-4: -The anthology was “the first of its kind ever published", according to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. The first edition was published by Harcourt, Brace, and Company in 1922 and was 217 pages long.