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African American poets Biography Juvenile literature African American potters Biography Juvenile literature Dave fl. 1834-1864 Juvenile literature Disc jockeys United States Biography Juvenile literature Harlem Renaissance Kool DJ Herc Juvenile literature New York (State) New York New York (State) New York Harlem Rap musicians United States Biography Juvenile literature Slaves South Carolina Biography Juvenile literatureHill, Laban Carrick
Summary: Explores the literary, artistic, and intellectual creativity of the Harlem Renaissance and discusses the lives and work of Louis Armstrong, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and other notable figures of the era.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company Books for Young Readers 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 810.9 HILHill, Laban Carrick
Summary: Before there was hip hop, there was DJ Kool Herc. On a hot day at the end of summer in 1973 Cindy Campbell threw a back-to-school party at a park in the South Bronx. Her brother, Clive Campbell, spun the records. He had a new way of playing the music to make the breaks the musical interludes between verses longer for dancing. He called himself DJ Kool Herc and this is When the Beat Was Born....
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Bio KoolHill, Laban Carrick.
Summary: Chronicles the life of Dave, a nineteenth-century slave who went on to become an influential poet, artist, and potter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2010