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The Harlem Renaissance

The Harlem Renaissance . What was the Harlem Renaissance?. A literary , artistic, cultural, intellectual movement that began in Harlem, New York after World War I. It is also known as the New Negro Movement. Continued….

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The Harlem Renaissance

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  1. The Harlem Renaissance

  2. What was the Harlem Renaissance? • A literary, artistic, cultural, intellectual movement that began in Harlem, New York after World War I. • It is also known as the New Negro Movement.

  3. Continued… • The movement raised significant issues affecting the lives of African Americans through literature, art, music, drama, painting, sculpture, movies, and protests.

  4. Still continued… • Although the center of the Harlem Renaissance began in Harlem, New York, its influence spread throughout the nation. • It ended in about 1935 during the Great Depression.

  5. Some Famous Contributors: • RidgelyTorrence (playwright) • Hubert Harrison (editor) • Fats Waller, Duke Ellington, Jelly Roll Morton, and Willie "The Lion" Smith (musicians) • Zora Neale Hurston (author) • Langston Hughes (poet)

  6. Themes of the Harlem Renaissance: • The influence of the experience of slavery and emerging African-American folk traditions on black identity • The effects of institutional racism • The dilemmas inherent in performing and writing for elite white audiences • The question of how to convey the experience of modern black life in urban North.

  7. Works Cited "Harlem Renaissance." Wikepedia. Wikepedia, 12 Dec. 2012. Web. 12 Dec. 12. "The Harlem Renaissance." Harlem Renaissance Multimedia Resource. John Carroll University, n.d. Web. 12 Dec. 2012.

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