Augusta Savage and the Harlem Renaissance | Searching for Augusta Savage

Explore August Savage’s role in the Harlem Renaissance not only as a prominent artist but also as a mentor to other artists and an advocate for her community. This media gallery from Searching for Augusta Savage tells her story and illuminates the individuals and groups who sparked the growth of the Black artistic community during this dynamic period of artistic and social history in the United States. Students will examine Savage’s art and activism, her determination and agency in the face of discrimination, and her impact on the Harlem Renaissance through teaching tips, discussion questions, and a primary source-based independent writing activity.

NOTE: This resource contains language throughout the video gallery, and in the Student Activity, that is either representative of the time in which it was expressed or has evolved beyond its original use and is considered by modern standards of taste to be outdated.