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Names: Nichols, Hedreich, author. | Wing, Kelisa, author.
Title: The Harlem Renaissance / by Hedreich Nichols and Kelisa Wing.
Description: Ann Arbor, Michigan : Cherry Lake Publishing, [2022] |
Series: Racial justice : excellence and achievement | Audience: Grades 7-9 |
Summary: The music, literature, and culture that came out of the Harlem Renaissance is still celebrated todayand
continues to influence art around the world. This book explores the people and places that made the era so important.
The Racial Justice in America: Excellence and Achievement series celebrates Black achievement and culture, while
exploring racism in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way. Developed in conjunction with educator,
advocate, and author Kelisa Wing to reach children of all races and encourage them to approach our history with open
eyes and minds. Books include 21st Century Skills and content, activities created by Wing, table of contents, glossary,
index, author biography, sidebars, and educational matterProvided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021047059 | ISBN 9781534199309 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781668900444 (paperback)
| ISBN 9781668903322 (ebook) | ISBN 9781668901885 (pdf)
Subjects: LCSH: African American artsNew York (State)New York20th centuryJuvenile literature. | Harlem
RenaissanceJuvenile literature.
Classification: LCC NX512.3.A35 N54 2022 | DDC 700.89/9607307471dc23/eng/20211018
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021047059
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Hedreich Nichols , author, educator, and host of the YouTube series on equity #SmallBites, is a retired
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter turned EdTech teacher who uses her experience as a one Black
friend to help others understand race, equity, and how to celebrate diversity. When not educating and
advocating, she enjoys making music with her son, multi-instrumentalist @SwissChrisOnBass.
Kelisa Wing honorably served in the U.S. Army and has been an educator for 14 years. She is the author of
Promises and Possibilities: Dismantling the School to Prison Pipeline , If I Could: Lessons for Navigating an Unjust
World , and Weeds & Seeds: How to Stay Positive in the Midst of Lifes Storms . She speaks both nationally and
internationally about discipline reform, equity, and student engagement. Kelisa lives in Northern Virginia with
her husband and two children.
Because the North offered Black families a better life,
hundreds of thousands of African Americans moved
from the South to the North in the early 1900s. This was
the first wave of what was called the Great Migration.
Harlem in Manhattan, New York, was one of the places
that attracted Black people to start a new life. Life in
New York was different because New York did not have
the oppressive Jim Crow laws of the South.
The Harlem Renaissance was a time of great racial
pride when other cultures began to recognize and
appreciate Black music, dance, literature, and art. It
was an important and uplifting phase for Black people,