Harlem Renaissance

1920’s

By: Reda Z. & Deniz Y.

Background: Summary

Renaissance: an awakening of some sort

Harlem renaissance symbolizes the upsurge of black consciousness in the US

Flourish of African American culture, music, and visual arts

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Factors that Caused the Harlem Renaissance

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Harlem was the go to place for jazz Duke Ellington, Jelly Roll Morton, and Willie Smith cotton club Music created a sense of community Music was popular William Grant Still- First black composer for major

orchestra

Music

Black artists wanted to capture soul ,

movement and energy

Art

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social and new culture in the north “You only live once” idea rapid new culture shaped Harlem and its

culture

1920’s Influence

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NAACP: founded by W.E.B Dubois

in 1909 National Urban League: founded

in 1911 took a practical approach to

improve the social and economic conditional of the African Americans

“Opportunity” UNIA: Founded by Marcus Garvey

Organizations

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Primary Source

Langston Hughes

Finest poem on the kinship of black & white Americans"I, too, sing AmericaI am the darker brother.They send me to eat in the kitchenWhen company comes.They'll see how beautiful I amAnd be ashamed, -I, too, am America. "

Never forgot his duty to "the race“ (grandfather incident) broke traditional notion of what poetry meant & used

blues language & mood to depict the lives of the "low-down" folks

Background: People

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W.E.B. Du Bois: (NAACP). Wrote:

"Make way for democracy! We saved it in France, and by Great Jehovah, we will save it in the United States of America, or know the reason why."

debates about race, politics, and history

Cont.

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Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Ethel Waters: experimented with new motifs & styles Jazz Created two musical genres: Jazz & Blues

Cont.

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Louis Armstrong

Richard Wright: American writer rose to bring back culture and entertainment

into the mainstream

Cont.

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James Weldon Johnson: captured much of the

literary, artistic, and musical vibrancy of the Harlem Renaissance

highlighted much of the vitality of the African American cultural life

Cont.

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