Harlem Renaissance/ Beat Generation Flashcards
1
Q
Name + date of Georgia Douglas Johnson poem
A
“Black Woman” (1922)
2
Q
What Harlem Renaissance is about ?
A
Deals with the theme of blackness in the USA
Twoness (two souls in one body)
3
Q
Give two Beat Generation authors + their work
A
Lawrence Ferlinghetti “The world is a beautiful place” (1955)
Jack Kerouac On the Road (1957)
4
Q
What they write against/for?
A
Against: social conventions, war
For: freedom, American Dream
