The Harlem Renaissance

What are we studying today? MAIN IDEA

Terms & Names What was the Harlem Renaissance?

A PERSONAL VOICE ZORA NEALE HURSTON “ My soul was with the gods and my body in the village. People just would not act like gods. . . . Raking back yards and carrying out chamber-pots, were not the tasks of Thor. I wanted to be away from drabness and to stretch my limbs in some mighty struggle.” —quoted in The African American Encyclopedia

What does the author want to happen?

African-American Voices in the 1920s: THE MOVE NORTH What is the Great Migration?

African-American Voices in the 1920s: THE MOVE NORTH Why does the Great Migration happen?

African-American Voices in the 1920s: THE MOVE NORTH Why do race riots break out in cities during the Great Migration?

AFRICAN-AMERICAN GOALS Who was James Weldon Johnson?

AFRICAN-AMERICAN GOALS What were the goals of Johnson?

MARCUS GARVEY AND THE UNIA Who was Marcus Garvey?

MARCUS GARVEY AND THE UNIA What was difference between Garvey’s ideas and those of others like Du Bois?

MARCUS GARVEY AND THE UNIA Why does support for Garvey decline?

The Harlem Renaissance Flowers in New York A PERSONAL VOICE JAMES WELDON JOHNSON “ Harlem is not merely a Negro colony or community, it is a city within a city, the greatest Negro city in the world. It is not a slum or a fringe, it is located in the heart of Manhattan and occupies one of the most beautiful . . . sections of the city. . . . It has its own churches, social and civic centers, shops, theaters, and other places of amusement. And it contains more Negroes to the square mile than any other spot on earth.” —“Harlem: The Culture Capital”

The Harlem Renaissance Flowers in New York What emotion is the author portraying in his statement?

AFRICAN–AMERICAN WRITERS Who was Claude McKay? AFRICAN–AMERICAN WRITERS

AFRICAN–AMERICAN WRITERS Who was Langston Hughes? AFRICAN–AMERICAN WRITERS

AFRICAN–AMERICAN PERFORMERS Why was the play Shuffle Along so important?

AFRICAN–AMERICAN PERFORMERS Who was Paul Robeson?

AFRICAN–AMERICAN PERFORMERS Why was it important that African-Americans be seen in mainstream entertainment?

AFRICAN AMERICANS AND JAZZ What is Jazz?

AFRICAN AMERICANS AND JAZZ Who was Louis Armstrong?

AFRICAN AMERICANS AND JAZZ Why is it notable that whites were visiting nightclubs in Harlem?

Musical Artists Who was Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington?

Musical Artists Who was Bessie Smith?

Musical Artists What were the two main African-American musical movements of the 1920s and what was different between them?