AFAS 222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Intelligentsia, George Moses Horton, New Negro

• School: University of Arizona
• Department: Africana Studies Main
• Course: AFAS 222
• Professor: ALL

Document Summary

Emancipation brought neither freedom nor relief from the stigma of color. Hall is the father of what is now known as the negro masonry - first lodge established for men of african descent. Worked to secure respect for the personality of his people. Frederick douglas, noblest of of american black men i 19th century. George moses horton was the first slave poet to openly protest his status. Fredrick douglas fought for civil rights and against the kkk. Charles w. chestnutt - master of short story as a literary form. Charles and dubar (a contemporary) reached a larger general audience than any of the black writers which came before them. Negro renaissance - most productive periods of afro-american writing. Harlem was godfather and capital for the renaissance. Requirement for all books - to entertain/guide the reader through an interesting experience that is wroth time time/attention it takes to absorb it.