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1920 to 1936
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Harlem Renaissance Defined Harlem Renaissance (HR) is the name given to the period from the end of World War I and through the middle of the 1930s Depression, during which a group of talented African-American writers produced a sizable body of literature in the four prominent genres of poetry, fiction, drama, and essay.
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Harlem Renaissance Defined (continued) Not limited to literature, the movement also includes philosophy, theater, the visual arts, and music.
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Harlem Renaissance Dates Beginning dates range from 1914 to 1920 Ending dates range from 1935 to 1940
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Great Migration Beginning of World War I Job opportunities in North 1915-1918 Some believe this to be the beginning of H.R.
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Key Figures
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W. E. B. Du Bois (1868-1963) Philosopher Sociologist Civil rights activist
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W.E.B. Du Bois African Americans must be taught racial pride and African cultural heritage Coined the term “Talented Tenth”
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Charles Gilpin (1878-1930) Performing arts: theater
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Theater and Film Charles Gilpin founded the Lafayette Players Few plays were written by African Americans
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Alain LeRoy Locke (1886-1954) Philosopher Educator
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Alain Locke The New Negro Saw Harlem as race capital
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Marcus Garvey (1887-1940) Political leader Publisher and journalist Jamaican National Hero
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Marcus Garvey Back to Africa movement
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Claude McKay (1890-1948) Writer
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Claude McKay “If we must die—let it not be like hogs hunted and penned in an inglorious spot…Like men we’ll face the murderous, cowardly pack, Pressed to the wall, dying, but fighting back!”
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Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) Writer Anthropologist Folklorist
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Jean Toomer (1894-1967) Writer
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Jean Toomer Poet Envisioned an American identity that would transcend race Did not seek out “black” forms for his poetry
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Bessie Smith (1895-1937) Jazz and Blues Singer
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Aaron Douglas (1898-1979) Visual Artist
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Duke Ellington (1899-1994) Jazz musician Jazz composer Jazz band leader
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Langston Hughes (1902-1967) Writer
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Langston Hughes “We younger Negro artists…intend to express our individual dark-skinned selves without fear or shame. If white people are pleased, we are glad. If they are not, it doesn’t matter.”
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Arna Bontemps (1902-1973) Writer
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Countee Cullen (1903-1946) Writer
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Countee Cullen Poet Wrote in accepted forms that white audiences could appreciate Did not believe race should dictate style and subject matter
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Josephine Baker (1906-1975) Singer Dancer Actress
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Cab Calloway (1907-1994) Singer Actor Fashion trendsetter
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Dorothy West (1907-1998) Writer
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End of World War I “We return. We return from fighting. Make way for democracy! We saved it in France, and by the Great Jehovah, we will save it in the United States of America or know the reason why.” W.E.B. De Bois
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What’s in a name? Harlem Renaissance Negro Renaissance
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Creative Forms Writers Poets Philosophers Musicians Visual Artists Filmmakers
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African-American Literature Sought to reach entire community, not just highly educated Periodicals (magazines) acted as a medium of intellectual discourse The Crisis (cover dated September 1927)
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The Jazz Age Artistic expression in music Cab Calloway Duke Ellington Josephine Baker Bessie Smith
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Visual Arts Aaron Douglas 1936
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End of the Renaissance The Great Depression 50% of families in Harlem were out of work Harlem Race Riot, 1935 Aaron Douglas 1936
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Gains of the Harlem Renaissance African Americans proved themselves to be talented and capable Created a new consciousness in blacks and whites New art forms Socioeconomic changes Chain Gang William H. Johnson undated
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The Harlem Renaissance Saturday Night by Archibald J. Motley, Jr. 1935
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