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The Harlem Renaissance 1920s

The Harlem Renaissance 1920s. The Harlem Renaissance. 1920s Harlem, a New York suburb Center of black culture for the time Influx of artists, musicians and writers All uniting in a common bond Some of the greatest art ever seen/heard Jazz music Amazing poetry Paintings and scultures

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The Harlem Renaissance 1920s

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  1. The Harlem Renaissance 1920s

  2. The Harlem Renaissance • 1920s Harlem, a New York suburb • Center of black culture for the time • Influx of artists, musicians and writers • All uniting in a common bond • Some of the greatest art ever seen/heard • Jazz music • Amazing poetry • Paintings and scultures • This is the first time in American history that black America is able to shine

  3. Marcus Garvey • Militant activists that used defiance to push for equality • Founded the UNIA • Universal Negro Improvement Association • Economic success the way to earn equality • Imprisoned and exiled for cause

  4. Zora Neale Hurston • Playwright, short story writer, & novelist • Wrote: Their Eyes Were Watching God • Works were celebrated by Af-Ams and Feminists • Wrote in resistance to help gain equality

  5. Langston Hughes • Poet and writer • Works centered around defiance and hope • Recorded the distinctive culture of Harlem in the 1920s

  6. Aaron Douglas • Painter, muralist and professor • Called “Father of African Art” • Expressed Af-Am heritage and culture in art in his black/white 2 dimensional paintings

  7. James Weldon Johnson • Writer, educator, lawyer, songwriter, professor and head of NAACP • Published: God’s Trombones • Renaissance man and a leader for black equality

  8. Louis Armstrong and Bessie Smith • Paved the way for the expression of African Americans in music • Leading personalities in music and society • Showed struggle for equality in their music

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