The Harlem Renaissance Unit 3 Section 1 Part 6

A. The Great Migration 1910, Harlem a favorite destination for black Americans Segregation and racism in the South caused many blacks to move N More job opportunities in the North Blacks streamed into Northern cities such as Detroit and Chicago This major relocation is known as the Great Migration

B. African Americans After World War I Many blacks found jobs, but also racism Shortage of jobs after WWI created tension btwn blacks and whites Summer of 1919, lots of racial violence Chicago race riot left 38 dead and 300 injured Blacks thought they would receive better treatment for fighting in the war Whites were determined to not allow greater freedom

C. Life in Harlem By 1920s, about 200,000 African Americans lived in Harlem Key figure in rise of Harlem was W.E.B du Bois Editor of The Crisis, which promoted an African American arts movement called the Harlem Renaissance Marcus Garvey was another important figure Garvey started the Universal Negro Improvement Assoc. Promoted black self-reliance Also promoted the idea that blacks should create their own nation in Africa

D. A Renaissance in Harlem In Harlem in the 1920s, there was an explosion of arts among African Americans Harlem Renaissance Many AA poets and writers James Weldon Johnson -wrote the NAACP anthem “Life Every Voice and Sing” Common theme among Harlem Renaissance writers was defiance of white predjudice Langston Hughes another writer -describe the rich culture, joys, suffering, and speech of people in Harlem

E. Harlem Artists William H. Johnson, Aaron Douglas, and Jacob Lawerence most famous Harlem artists Artists focused on the experiences of African Americans

F. Performers and Musicians Paul Robeson famous AA actor Josephine Baker a famous singer and dancer Jazz the most popular new form of music Much of jazz improvised Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Bessie Smith, all Jazz musicians Jazz was the cool music of the 1920s