The New Negro
:0 Critical Thinking
Poetry
100
In the reading Huggins talks about a man named W.A Domingo who tried to redefine the New Negro. According to Domingo what were two characteristics of the New Negro?
militant and self-assertive
100
Imagine you were a Negro at the start of the war would you have wanted to join voluntarily join the fight? Why or why not?
Any answer other than a simple yes or no!
100
Who is Langston Hughes?
A poet who emerged during the Harlem Renaissance
200
Did the war have anything to do with the change in the Negro?
Yes, all would agree that the war had much to do with the change.
200
How would you feel if you were taught only from books that discussed no people that were like yourself?
Thoughtful Answer
200
Who wrote the poem The Negro Speaks of Rivers?
Langston Hughes
300
What document was circulated among the French about black troops?
1918: Secret Information Concerning Blacks Troops
300
In the reading Nathan talks about this idea that culture should be learned instead of a natural gift. Do you believe that culture should be solely learned or a mixture of natural gifts and learned experiences?
Any well-thought out answer
300
Whats the significance behind the Mississippi River in the poem The Negro Speaks of Rivers?
Mississippi here is traditional and symbolic. It connotes the religious division between the temporal and external life, but because it is relentless, persistent and timeless.
400
What did W.A Domingo claim to be true about the New Negro?
New Negro cannot be lulled into false sense of security with political spoils and patronage.
400
After reading the New Negro do you think America trained Negroes to believe they came from a past without meaning and value? Why or Why not?
Think Critical :)
400
What did Langston capture in his poems?
The force of the spiritual
500
Who is Alain Locke?
A Rhodes Scholar and professor of philosophy at Howard University a man said to be the father of the New Negro and the Harlem Renaissance.
500
If you were a black artist during the Harlem Renaissance what would be the theme of your poetry or music? Why would you choose this theme? Theme as in oppression or alienation etc.
Any thoughtful answer.
500
What did Langston conceive of poetry?
He conceived it to be the music of the common people's language, captured and tied to the images of their mind.
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