We are in our assigned seat, with Our phones put away In This Class….. We are in our assigned seat, with Our phones put away When the bell rings.

Rules Refresher We will follow ALL school Rules regarding electronic Devices. NO phones or Headphones allowed in This class.

The Harlem Renaissance Learning Targets I can analyze images from the Harlem Renaissance I understand the concepts of the “New Negro” and the Harlem Renaissance I understand what venues like the Cotton Club, Apollo Theater, and Striver’s Row meant (and still mean) To African Americans Key Terms/Events Great Migration “New Negro” Harlem Renaissance Jazz Cotton Club Apollo Theater “Striver’s Row”

Great Migration…. The During and after World War One, millions of African Americans moved away from Sharecropping and Jim Crow in the South to the Cities in the north. They were mostly looking for Jobs in factories, which paid Much better than the farm Work in the South

The “New Negro” WEB Dubois Along with the move north came new Ways of thinking and looking at the world For many African Americans. Rural life and Jim Crow had denied many African Americans access to the intellectual Life before, but now with new communities Forming in the cities of the north, Many black people began to desire a place In the American nation. A Generation who had not grown up as slaves. A new emphasis on education And culture, especially to black elites. WEB Dubois

Harlem Renaissance The Harlem Renaissance was a time of a great Explosion of black entertainment and art in Harlem (and other cities). As the black middle class grew in the north, and had Money to spend on entertainment, new artists and Venues sprang up to fill the need. For the first time In American history, It also became Normal for whites To seek out black Entertainers.

JAZZ Jazz was a type Of music that grew Out of blues and “ragtime” music that Developed in the South, Especially New Orleans It was fun to dance to and fit In with the “liberated” feeling Of the time. For many young white people, Jazz Became a way of rebelling against their Parents by listening to “Negro” music.

Cotton Club And Apollo Theater “Black” venues became “social spaces” for African Americans. Remember when we talked about the black Church during Jim Crow…?

A neighborhood called “Striver’s Row” became symbolic of a new Middle class consciousness among African Americans who had More money than others. It was the nicest part of Harlem, and they Tried to keep “low-class” blacks out of it. Why didn’t this Happen in the Jim Crow South? Striver’s Row