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Harlem Renaissance

Harlem Renaissance. SWBAT: Explain the causes of the Harlem Renaissance and identify the major contributors to the arts. Homework: study for vocabulary quiz. Do Now: What is a Renaissance? . What is the Harlem Renaissance?. A cultural movement that spanned the 1920s.

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Harlem Renaissance

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  1. Harlem Renaissance SWBAT: Explain the causes of the Harlem Renaissance and identify the major contributors to the arts. Homework: study for vocabulary quiz. Do Now: What is a Renaissance?

  2. What is the Harlem Renaissance? • A cultural movement that spanned the 1920s. • Took place in Harlem, NYC • was racial pride that came to be represented in through literature, art, and music. • Believed the arts could challenge racism and stereotypes. Harlem

  3. But what started it? • Answer: the Great Migration. • After WWI many African Americans made the move north known as the Great Migration. • Looked for jobs and prosperity. • Went to Philadelphia, Chicago, and most notably Harlem. • 40% increase. • Harlem became a center of African American literary, art, and musical creativity and culture.

  4. The Big Three of the Harlem Renaissance • Literature • Music • Art

  5. Music… • Listen to the following and write down thoughts, feelings, and emotions as the song plays on. • How would you describe the music you heard? • How did it make you feel? • What kind of music would you characterize this as? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNi97R8t0Rg&feature=youtu.be

  6. Jazz Music • The big names: • Louis Armstrong • Duke Ellington • Bessie Smith • Orginatedin New Orleans. • All about personal expression and playing with feeling. • If you felt sad, you played a sad, slow song. • Became extremely popular and soon found its way in the dance clubs in Harlem.

  7. Art Analysis • Look at the paintings in your guided notes packet. • With a partner discuss: • What is the painting about? • What is the mood? • What is the artist trying to accomplish? • What do they have in common?

  8. A Midsummer Night in Harlem Palmar Hayden

  9. Into Bondage Aaron Douglas

  10. Art • Focused on the African American experience. • Could be present day depictions of life, or past representations. • Led to the creation of art centers that provided instruction for students who otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford instruction.

  11. Literature • The big names: • Langston Hughes • Georgia Douglas Johnson • Claude McKay • Celebrated African American culture and heritage. • Commented on black identity. • Discussed social problems such as poverty, racism, and oppression.

  12. MenBy Georgia Douglas Johnson They have dreamed as young men dream Of glory, love, and power; They have hoped as young men hope Of life’s sun-minted hour. They have seen as others saw Their bubbles burst in air, And they have learned to live it down As though they did not care.

  13. Analyzing Poetry… • What are this poem about? • How did the poem make you feel?

  14. Exit Discussion • What do the music, poetry, and art of the Harlem Renaissance have in common?

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