Question no. 1

From this week’s readings, analyze the effectiveness of the NAACP and NACW and the roles of the movements in furthering the goal of equality for African Americans.

Provide specific examples of the tools that these two groups used in order to confront segregation in U.S. society.

Question no. 2

Watch the following:

Jared Bowen. July 22, 2019. The Harlem Renaissance's Cultural Explosion, In Photographs.

Numerous artists, authors, musicians, and poets participated in the Harlem Renaissance. Identify one individual from each of two of the genres that fascinate you most.

Provide one example from his or her work that illustrates how their work contributed to the development of the Harlem neighborhood in New York City as a black cultural mecca.