https://202s15.cesaunders.net/files/original/16b249fadd2a8de9377ff440aa19bd87.JPG 272270f02dda42a927fa698fd2544096 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Enter the title exactly as printed in the document or image. If there is no title, provide a brief descriptive title enclosed in square brackets. If the item is an excerpt, follow the title with "excerpt" in square brackets. See fields guide for more information. “The Harlem Little Theatre Movement, 1920-1929” Creator Enter the name of the author or other creator of the document or image exactly as (s)he is identified in the document. If no author is specified there, see fields guide. John G. Monroe Date The date the document or image was originally published or created, in YYYY-MM-DD format (see fields guide for further details) 1983-12-01 Description Describe key features of the primary source and how they help to answer the research question at hand (usually the significance of a space or place to a text and/or its author or readers) In The Color Purple, Nettie writes to Celie about her brief time spent in Harlem, New York City. She describes the fashion, the people, the churches, and the beautiful city lights and the culture all around her. Compared to the oppressive south, Harlem was like a booming city within New York City for African Americans to explore and embrace and celebrate their culture. This article, “The Harlem Little Theatre Movement,” was written in the early 1980’s and focused on the music, dance, and theater culture of the people living in Harlem through the start and end of the 1920’s. It gives a great insight to the types of plays performed, the music used, and the rise and fall of particular theater shows and why, as well as how this decade of black culture theater influenced theater that included and incorporated African Americans in the 30’s, 40’s, and 50’s. Walker, only having the capabilities to a limited amount of resources as she wrote her novel, could have come across an article such as this (as it was in the same time frame, although likely not during the years in which she spent actually writing The Color Purple), to understand the places and attitudes in which her character Nettie would confront as she traveled and wrote to Celie. Contributor The name of the person who obtained, uploaded, and described the item. Please use the same form of your name throughout the site. Caitlin Wordham Source* Provide an MLA-style "works cited" entry specifying details of both the original publication or distribution of the document, and where you found it (e.g. a library database). See fields guide for details. "The Harlem Little Theatre Movement, 19201929." Journal Of American Culture (01911813) 6.4 (1983): 63-70. Humanities International Complete. Web. 29 Apr. 2015. Rights Please copy and paste the most appropriate of the three boilerplate statements provided in the fields guide. Document from which item is excerpted may be in copyright (it was published after 1923). Every effort has been made to select excerpts in compliance with fair use guidelines, and to comply with the provisions of any licensing agreements associated with digitization of the original document. For further information, please see the “about” page. Language A language of the resource (optional) English 1920 black culture Dance drama Harlem Harlem Renaissance jazz New York City The Color Purple theater