Ch. 7-5 The Harlem Renaissance
Why It Matters African Americans moved north Flowering of music and literature Jazz and the Harlem Renaissance Impact on all Americans’ culture
A New “Black Consciousness” African Americans like Europeans and Asians, hoped for a better life Wanted Economic opportunity Social advancement Greater political rights Faced Bad schools Low paying jobs Jim Crow laws lynching
Migrants Face Chances and Challenges Better pay in Detroit auto plants and Pittsburgh steel mills Growing political voices in Chicago, Cleveland, New York, and Pittsburgh Still faced racism Race riots in summer of 1919 New York City’s Harlem 200,000 settled here from the south Mixed with new immigrants from the Caribbean islands
Garvey Calls for Racial Pride 1920s Marcus Garvey Born in Jamaica Traveled widely before coming to Harlem Garvey advocated the separation of races Black nationalism and “Back to Africa” movement Asked black support of black businesses “Praise black things and black people”
The Jazz Age Jazz is a form of music based on improvisation Creatively recombine different forms of music Includes African American blues, ragtime, and European-based popular music
A Unique American Music Emerges Emerged in the South and Midwest Big in New Orleans where cultures and traditions came together Louis Armstrong became the unofficial ambassador of jazz Played the trumpet All jazz bands featured soloists
The Harlem Renaissance Novelists, poets, and artists celebrated their culture Became known as the Harlem Renaissance Spoke out against racism and discrimination through their work Writers such as: Claude McKay Langston Hughes Zora Neale Hurston