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Harlem Renaissance 1919-1948. WHAT IS THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE? It was a time of great development of art, literature, music and culture in the African-

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1 Harlem Renaissance 1919-1948

2 WHAT IS THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE? It was a time of great development of art, literature, music and culture in the African- American Community. It was a time of great development of art, literature, music and culture in the African- American Community. It is also known as the New Negro Movement. It is also known as the New Negro Movement.

3 HARLEM, NEW YORK Where Is Harlem?

4 List two places that show this is Harlem, New York.

5 What led to the Harlem Renaissance? From 1910 to 1930, African-Americans left their southern homes. Racism and lack of economic opportunities led them to leave the South. They were searching for better lives. From 1910 to 1930, African-Americans left their southern homes. Racism and lack of economic opportunities led them to leave the South. They were searching for better lives. They migrated to urban centers like They migrated to urban centers like New York, Chicago, Detroit, and Cleveland.

6 List 4 cities in which African- Americans moved North.

7 Who coined the Harlem Renaissance? Alain LeRoy Locke wrote The New Negro in 1925. Alain LeRoy Locke wrote The New Negro in 1925. Locke described the northward migration of blacks as "something like a spiritual emancipation." Black urban migration, combined with trends in American society as a whole toward experimentation during the 1920s… ” Locke described the northward migration of blacks as "something like a spiritual emancipation." Black urban migration, combined with trends in American society as a whole toward experimentation during the 1920s… ”

8 According to Alain Locke, who contributed to the Harlem Renaissance? Locke stated that the rise of radical black intellectuals contributed to movement: Locke stated that the rise of radical black intellectuals contributed to movement: Marcus Garvey, founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA). W. E. B. Du Bois was the editor of The Crisis magazine.

9 According to Alain Locke, who contributed to the Harlem Renaissance? Langston Hughes, a poet, wrote Let America Be America Again I, Too, Sing America Life Is Fine Dream Deferred Mother to Son Let America Be America Again I, Too, Sing America Life Is FineDream DeferredMother to Son Let America Be America Again I, Too, Sing America Life Is FineDream DeferredMother to Son Countee Cullen wrote A Brown Girl Dead A Brown Girl Dead For A Lady I Know For A Poet From the Dark Tower Fruit of the FlowerFor A Lady I KnowFor A PoetFrom the Dark TowerFruit of the Flower

10 According to Alain Locke, who contributed to the Harlem Renaissance? Zora Neale Hurston was a writer who wrote, Their Eyes Were Watching God Their Eyes Were Watching God Their Eyes Were Watching God Mules and Men Tell My Horse Claude Mc Kay wrote “ If We Must Die ” Harlem Shadows Home to Harlem

11 Langston Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance

12 Zora Neal Hurston Biography

13 The Musicians from the Harlem Renaissance ERA Edward Kennedy 'Duke' Ellington Edward Kennedy 'Duke' Ellington (April 29th, 1899 – May 24th, 1974) (April 29th, 1899 – May 24th, 1974)

14 Duke Ellington Biography

15 The Musicians from the Harlem Renaissance ERA Billie Holiday Billie Holiday April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959

16 Billie Holiday Video http://www.youtube.com/v/bWtUzdI5hlE

17 The Musicians from the Harlem Renaissance ERA Cabell "Cab" Calloway III Cabell "Cab" Calloway III (December 25, 1907 – November 18, 1994)

18 Cal Calloway ’ s dancing Minnie Moocher Cal Calloway ’ s dancing Minnie Moocher

19 The Artists from the Harlem Renaissance ERA Aaron Douglass Aaron Douglass (May 26, 1899 – February 3, 1979)

20 The Artists from the Harlem Renaissance ERA Augusta Savage Augusta Savage (February 29, 1892 – March 26, 1962) Gamin. "Lift Every Voice and Sing."

21 The Artists from the Harlem Renaissance ERA Palmer C. Hayden Palmer C. Hayden (January 15, 1890 – February 18, 1973) The Baptism Midsummer Night In Harlem

22 The Artists from the Harlem Renaissance ERA Lois Mailou Jones Lois Mailou Jones (November 3, 1905 – June 9, 1998) The Ascent of Ethiopia Les Fetiches

23 The Artists from the Harlem Renaissance ERA William Henry Johnson William Henry Johnson (March 18, 1901–1970) Moon over Harlem Portrait of boy I Baptize Thee

24 The Artists from the Harlem Renaissance ERA Jacob Lawrence Jacob Lawrence (September 7, 1917 – June 9, 2000) The Great Migration Series

25 The Artists from the Harlem Renaissance ERA Archibald John Motley, Junior Archibald John Motley, Junior (October 7, 1891 – January 16, 1981) Black Belt Cocktails Mending Socks The Artist's Grandmother


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