’s THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE

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Cornell Note-Taking Style What is it? Renaissance = Rebirth “Great Migration”— movement to urban north seeking opportunity and freedoms from oppression Passionate explosion of artistic expression, especially in the African American community

Specific Changes? New, unique forms of expression impacted by folk traditions and new urban awareness Looking inward and expressing what it meant to be black in a white-dominated society Young African American writers— sophisticated, well-educated with racial pride and self-awareness Diverse styles of expression— classic and jazz inspired and militant and self reflective Shared and deep cultural pride

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Jazz music Louis Armstrong

Jazz musicians

Harlem Renaissance Art

Artist Jacob Lawrence

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Harlem Renaissance Writers Zora Neale Hurston

Harlem -Langston Hughes What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore— And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over— like a sugary sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode?

AP Literature and Composition Prompt In a well developed essay, analyze how the complex attitude of the speaker is developed through such devices as form, diction, and imagery.