jazzagepathfinder

=Jazz Age / Harlem Renaissance Pathfinder= toc

**Nonfiction**


A book discussing the history of the Jazz Age and the 1920’s.
 * 973.914 B** – Boardman, Fon W. America and the jazz age: a history of the 1920’s. New York: H.Z. Walck, 1968.

A book on the history of jazz, based on a documentary by Ken Burns.
 * 781. 65 W** – Ward, Geoffrey C. Jazz: a history of America’s music. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000.

Discusses the Harlem Renaissance and the art, poetry and theater of that era.
 * 700 J** – Jacques, Geoffrey. Free within ourselves: the Harlem Renaissance. New York: F. Watts, 1996.

**Biographies**
A biography of one of the most prominent figures of the Harlem Renaissance, Langston Hughes.
 * B HUG** – Hill, Christine M. Langston Hughes: poet of the Harlem Renaissance. Springfield : Enslow Publishers, 1997.

A biography of the author Zora Neale Hurston, a celebrated African-American author who was involved in the Harlem Renaissance.
 * B HUR** – Lyons, Mary E. Sorrow’s kitchen: the life and folklore of Zora Neale Hurston. New York: Maxwell Macmillan, 1990.

A biography of the author F. Scott Fitzgerald, who coined the term ‘jazz age’.
 * B FIT** – Prigozy, Ruth. F. Scott Fitzgerald. Woodstock: Overlook Press, 2002.

**Database Articles**
Using Infotrac Student Edition, search term “Harlem Renaissance”, these articles on topics relating to the Harlem Renaissance were found. More articles can be found by accessing Infotrac through the Wayland Library Media Center website and performing your own search.

Barlow, William (English bishop). "Black music on radio during the jazz age." African American Review 29.2 (1995): 325+. Student Edition. Web.

Hall, James. "The Harlem Renaissance: a cultural rebirth.(Cover story)." Cobblestone Apr. 2006: 3+. Student Edition. Web.

”Songs of the soul: the Harlem Renaissance, 1920-1935. (Special Report)." Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication 8 Feb. 2002: S1+. Student Edition. Web.

**Web Links**
[] The Power of Prose – The Harlem Renaissance A brief article with links to biographies, NPR segments and additional resources.

[] From the Kennedy Center, a great site on the artists, activists and supporters of the Harlem Renaissance. Includes biographies, images, audio and video.

[] From the Cornell Reading Project, this site provides a great starting place for information on the Jazz Age in connection to The Great Gatsby, with links to more online resources, including photographs from the Library of Congress.

**Key Words for Searching**
When searching the Wayland catalog, databases or the internet, these search terms offer a good starting point:

Harlem Renaissance Jazz Age American Dream The Roaring Twenties