Unit #7 The Roaring 20s

1. Unit #7The Roaring 20s LESSON #7:7 The Harlem Renaissance p. 224-225

2. Description of the Jazz Age • What was the “unique American” new music? • Where did many of the Black Americans move to in New York? • Where did Josephine Baker move to? • Where did Americans get most of their news? • What changes happened for women?

3. Harlem Renaissance Read p. 224 • What was this “great migration”? • Where did they go to in New York? • What three things combined to make up the “Harlem Renaissance?

4. The Writers • What were the most famous black writers expressing? • As more and more Black Americans became literate, they were their favorites • Contempt for _________ became a common theme. • ___________ _____________became the leading voice for the Black American experience in America.

5. Music of the Jazz Age • ___________ _____________ introduced a totally new form of music in 1922 • A combination of Dixieland and Ragtime, this was one of the first pure _______________ creations • He also introduced the ______ playing of a single instrument • He became famous for his improvised solos

6. Music of the Jazz Age • ______ ______________ also had a special sound • He __________ different instruments to combine improv and orchestra • He got his start at the Cotton Club in New York

7. Music of the Jazz Age • _________ was introduced by Bessie Smith • A __________ music that evolved from African American spirituals • Usually spoke of poverty, oppression, and unfilled love

8. THE COTTON CLUB Why was the Cotton Club good for aspiring Black American performers? What was the Cotton Club?