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Harlem Renaissance

Harlem Renaissance. Admir Selimovic March 15, 2011 1st period. Harlem Renaissance. African Americans migrating from south to north. During WW1 . Into Great Depression. The Great Migration. The end of the American Civil War in 1865 increased education and employment for blacks.

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Harlem Renaissance

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  1. Harlem Renaissance Admir Selimovic March 15, 2011 1st period

  2. Harlem Renaissance • African Americans migrating from south to north. • During WW1. • Into Great Depression

  3. The Great Migration • The end of the American Civil War in 1865 increased education and employment for blacks. • As a result, blacks began to head to the Northern United States by the millions. • Racism was less brutal in the north than in the south.

  4. Harlem: The Black Mecca • Houses were build in Harlem for better access to the city for whites. • Soon African Americans migrated from the south to the north. • Suburban homes soon became known as the hood.

  5. The Harlem Renaissance Definition: In the decade following World War I, an artistic explosion occurred within the African American community that produced a wealth of music, literature poetry, dance, social discourse and visual art.

  6. Famous People

  7. Culture Comes Together • Black Culture and the Harlem Renaissance can about in artistic ways not by violence or hate. • African Americans made history by using art and music to a culture together. • NAACP was apart of this movement

  8. Culture Embracing

  9. Jazz Age of Harlem • Louis Armstrong -The greatest of all Jazz musicians. -Armstrong defined what it was to play Jazz • Josephine Baker -A versatile and charismatic performer -Talented singer and dancer • Edward Kennedy Ellington -American composer, conductor and pianist -One of the most respected figures in the history of jazz

  10. Famous Artist During Harlem Renaissance ! • Duke Ellington • Jelly Roll Morton • Willie "The Lion" Smith

  11. Nation of Islam • A religious and cultural organization founded in 1931 in the United States, espousing Islamic principles and favoring political, social, and economic independence for African Americans.

  12. Social • The Harlem Renaissance succeeded in depicting the African American as an individual who was capable of making great achievements if given the opportunity. 

  13. Political • African-American civil rights activists employed the artists and writers of their culture to work for the goals of civil rights and equality.

  14. Adversity • Faced options of going back to Africa • Opposition of whites • Smaller pay than whites

  15. Literature • Langston Hughes • W.E. Du Bois • Marcus Garvey • James Johnson • Claude McKay

  16. Art • William Johnson • Lois Jones • Archibald Motley • John Biggers • Hale Woodruff

  17. Implications of the Renaissance • Want for black improvement • New culture developed. • Proved value of African Americans not previously seen before

  18. Works Cited • "American Literature Through Time: Harlem Renaissance - StudyGuide.org." Home - StudyGuide.org. Web. 03 Feb. 2011. <http://www.studyguide.org/am_lit_timeline_harlem.htm>. • Clayton, Jace. "Harlem Renaissance: Three Writers — Infoplease.com." Infoplease: Encyclopedia, Almanac, Atlas, Biographies, Dictionary, Thesaurus. Free Online Reference, Research & Homework Help. — Infoplease.com. Web. 04 Feb. 2011. <http://www.infoplease.info/spot/harlem1.html>. • "Harlem Renaissance - Literature - Home." Harlem Renaissance Multimedia Resource. Web. 04 Feb. 2011. <http://www.jcu.edu/harlem/Literature/Page_1.htm>. • "Harlem Renaissance - Wikinfo." Main Page - Wikinfo. Web. 03 Feb. 2011. <http://www.wikinfo.org/index.php/Harlem_Renaissance>. • "Harlem Renaissance: Literature, Music, and Art." University of Missouri - St. Louis Home. Web. 03 Feb. 2011. <http://www.umsl.edu/~ryanga/amer.studies/amst.harlemrenaissance.html>.

  19. Works Cited continued … • "Harlem Renaissance." The University of North Carolina at Pembroke. Web. 04 Feb. 2011. <http://www.uncp.edu/home/canada/work/markport/lit/introlit/harlem2.htm>. • Jackson, Caroline. "78.02.03: Harlem Renaissance: Pivotal Period in the Development of Afro-American Culture." Yale University. Web. 04 Feb. 2011. <http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1978/2/78.02.03.x.html>. • Johnson, Sarah E. "Harlem Renaissance." Fg.ed.pacificu.edu. 23 Oct. 2002. Web. 03 Feb. 2011. <http://education.ed.pacificu.edu/sweb/537fri/webquestsj/harlemrenaissance2.html>. • Reuben, Paul P. "PAL: Harlem Renaissance: A Brief Introduction." California State University Stanislaus | Home. 22 Dec. 2010. Web. 03 Feb. 2011. <http://www.csustan.edu/english/reuben/pal/chap9/9intro.html>. • TuSmith, Bonnie. "Beyond the Harlem Renaissance." Cleveland State University. Web. 04 Feb. 2011. <http://www.csuohio.edu/class/english/langston/beyond.html>.

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