1. Lesson 4.1: The Harlem Renaissance
Unit 4: Equality & Power
Lesson 4.1: The Harlem Renaissance

2. How did the Harlem Renaissance impact civil rights in the United States?
Essential Question

3. What do you think the Great Migration is?
Definition.
Examples/Impact.
Create a test question.
Key Vocabulary

4. Activation What do you know about the Harlem Renaissance?
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Activation

5. The Harlem Renaissance
Many African Americans joined the Great Migration from the South to the Northern cities.
As the North’s African American population grew, it began to start a revolution within culture and arts.
New York City’s Harlem neighborhood became the center of the flower African American arts.
The Harlem Renaissance

6. Two of its well known writers were Claude McKay and Langston Hughes.
McKay published Harlem Shadows in His writings expressed defiance and contempt of racism.
Hughes became the leading voice of the African American experience.
The Writers

8. Famous musicians also found their footing in the Harlem Renaissance.
A young man by the name of Louis Armstrong moved to Chicago in He introduced an early improvisational style of jazz music. His music was influenced by Dixieland blues & ragtime.
Bandleader Duke Ellington got his start at the Harlem Cotton Club.
Jazz, Blues, & Theater

9. Bessie Smith performed the Blues; a soulful type of music that had evolved from spirituals.

10. Word Splash: Harlem Renaissance
Assessment Prompt 1

11. African Americans and 1920’s Politics
The Great Migration made African Americans an important voting bloc.
They were now capable of swaying the outcome of political elections.
African Americans and 1920’s Politics

12. The Black Vote in the North
Many African Americans voted for Republicans. This was because, traditionally, Republicans were part of the party of Lincoln.
In 1928, Oscar Depriest became the first African American congressman from a northern state. (Chicago, Ill.)
Depriest introduced laws against racial discrimination and lynching.
The Black Vote in the North

13. The NAACP Battles Injustice
The main tactic of the NAACP was lobbying politicians, however it also worked through the courts.
It helped get an anti-lynching bill passed in the House of Representatives in 1922.
In 1930, the NAACP helped defeat a Supreme Court nominee known for his racist positions.
This proved that the NAACP had the strength to affect national politics.
The NAACP Battles Injustice

14. What role did the NAACP play in the 1920’s and 1930’s?
Assessment Prompt 2

15. Black Nationalism and Marcus Garvey
Other groups stressed Black Pride and “Negro Nationalism.” “Negro Nationalism” glorified black culture and tradition.
Marcus Garvey was a dynamic leader from Jamaica.
He founded a group called the Universal Negro Improvement Association. He believed African Americans could gain economic and political power through education.
Garvey planned to lead his followers back to Africa.
Black Nationalism and Marcus Garvey

16. The growing African American middle class distanced itself from the movement.
The FBI saw UNIA as a dangerous catalyst for black uprisings in urban areas.
Garvey was convicted of mail fraud in 1923, and in President Coolidge had him deported.
In the end, his movement inspired many people to have pride in their African heritage.

17. Assessment Prompt 3: Marcus Garvey
Positives
Negatives
Assessment Prompt 3: Marcus Garvey

18. Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. Dubois

19. Marcus Garvey Primary Source Document
Assignment

20. Answer the EQ. Consider the following: WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE?
WHO WAS LANGSTON HUGHES?
WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE COTTON CLUB?
HOW DID THE GREAT MIGRATION AFFECT THE POLITICAL POWER OF AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE NORTH?
WHAT ACTIONS DID THE NAACP TAKE TO EXPAND POLITICAL RIGHTS FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS?
WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MARCUS GARVEY?
HOW DO THE IDEAS OF BOOKER T. WASHINGTON AND WEB DUBOIS DIFFER?
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