1. The Harlem Renaissance An Introduction

2. The coming of WWI in 1917 had a great effect on African Americans Thousands moved to large cities, creating the Great Migration The Great Migration: the large scale movement of thousands of Southern blacks to cities in the north. The Great Migration

5. Harlem Renaissance In the 1920s, African Americans found their intellectual voice The center of this artistic movement was in Harlem, NY, thus the Harlem Renaissance An increase in racial pride & awareness led many African Americans to portray these feeling in art, literature, dance, acting and music These artists gained the attention of blacks and whites

6. I, Too, Sing America by Langston HughesLangston Hughes I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong. Tomorrow, I'll be at the table When company comes. Nobody'll dare Say to me, "Eat in the kitchen," Then. Besides, They'll see how beautiful I am And be ashamed– I, too, am America.

7. James Weldon Johnson Author of “Lift Every Voice & Sing” (Negro National Anthem) “Lift Every Voice & Sing”

8. Louis Armstrong & Bessie Smith “St. Louis Blues”

9. Duke Ellington “Mood Indigo”