The Harlem Renaissance New York, New York

1. The Harlem RenaissanceNew York, New York Ashley Duell & Molly Smith

2. What is it the Harlem Renaissance? “Harlem Renaissance refers to an era of written and artistic creativity among African-Americans that occurred after World War I and lasted until the middle of the 1930s Depression.” Referred to as the capital of Black America Changed the identity and history of African-Americans and the American culture as a whole

3. What is it? - continued • The African-American culture was transformed by an outbreak in: • Literature • Music • Dance • Art • Social commentary in neighborhood • Night clubs, community centers, cafes, galleries, publishing houses • Energy and excitement

4. The Beginning Migration of African-Americans from 1919 to 1926 to northern cities in the United States was a major factor that lead to the beginning of the Harlem Renaissance. Literary discussions in Manhattan came to be known as ‘The New Negro Movement.’

5. Langston Hughes

8. Zora Neale Hurston

11. W.E.B. DuBois

14. E.E. Cummings

21. Resources http://42explore2.comharlem.htm http://poetry.about.com/cs/20hcenturypoets/p/hughes.htm http://www.fofweb.com/NuHistory/default.asp?ItemID=WE01&NewItemID=True http://encyclopedia.com/doc/1P3-49779091.html http://www.library.csi.cuny.edu/dept/history/lavender/harlem.html