Agenda: Why did the 1920s allow for so much change? Bellwork: (in notebook) What problems did Harding face & what policies did both Harding and Coolidge follow? Hand in homework. Harlem Renaissance notes Homework—finish activity
Why Harlem? Between 1920 and 1930, almost 750,000 African-Americans left the South and migrated to the North More financial prosperity More racial tolerance Nearly 175,000 African-Americans migrated to Harlem
What was the Harlem Renaissance? A flourishing of African-American literary and musical culture Celebrated African-American dignity and creativity Freedom to express themselves on their own terms http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehprXnIP7X0
Music - Jazz A type of music known for its improvisation and liveliness http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITbuFIG4Xvc
The Cotton Club
Classic jazz musicians Louis Armstrong Duke Ellington Bessie Smith
Literature - Langston Hughes African-American poet
Visual art Clip on artists of the Harlem Renaissance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNy_9GdS8YA
Your Task: Go back in time! You are living and working in Harlem in during the Harlem Renaissance. Select one of the following jobs and tasks: An advertising executive designing a magazine ad for the Cotton Club An artist designing a mural showing life in Harlem A newspaper reporter writing a review of a performance at the Cotton Club (Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday or Louis Armstrong) A book reviewer writing a description of Langston Hughes’ work