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African American Voices in the 1920’s “Black is Beautiful” African American Voices in the 1920’s

The Great Migration Between 1910-1920 hundreds of thousands African American’s moved north to cities “The wind said North” –Zora Neale Hurston Chicago Race Riots: Racial tension in cities Job competition NAACP-founded in 1909 led the protest against Racial Violence W.E.B Du Bois James Weldon Johnson

Marcus Garvey Many African Americans found a voice and strength from the NAACP Still faced discrimination and danger “ Back to Africa Movement” - Marcus Garvey believed African Americans should build a separate society 1 million followers by the mid-1920’s New black pride and reverence for Africa

The Harlem Renaissance Harlem: black neighborhood in New York. “Capital of black America” Overcrowding and poverty overshadowed by the Harlem Renaissance: a literary and artistic movement celebrating African American culture Led by Well-Educated Middle Class Men

African American Writers Led by those who felt pride in the black experience Writers: Langston Hughes: Poetry about pride and hardships: moved to the tempo of jazz and blues: “I, too” Zora Neale Hurston: Pride in African heritage

African Americans and Jazz Born in New Orleans Blend of ragtime and blues Most popular music for dancing All races flocked to exotic clubs of Harlem: The Cotton Club Louis Armstrong-put Jazz on the international stage Cab Calloway- “scat” jazz using sounds instead of words Duke Ellington: Jazz pianist and composer Bessie Smith: Female blues singer-highest paid black singer in the world