Roaring Twenties The Culture USII.5c

Review USII.5a: Technology USII.5a: Technology USII.5b: Society USII.5b: Society

What: Renaissance: Renaissance: A rebirth or rise in creativity in art, music, literature & science

Where: Harlem Harlem  A neighborhood in NY City where many African Americans settled down

Artists Jacob Lawrence Jacob Lawrence Painted the Great Migration Painted the Great Migration

Artists Georgia O’Keefe Georgia O’Keefe Painted urban and southwest scenes Painted urban and southwest scenes

Writers Langston Hughes Langston Hughes Harlem Renaissance Harlem Renaissance Poet who combined the experiences of African and American cultural roots Poet who combined the experiences of African and American cultural roots

Writers F. Scott Fitzgerald F. Scott Fitzgerald Novelist who wrote about the Jazz Age of the 1920s Novelist who wrote about the Jazz Age of the 1920s

Writers John Steinbeck John Steinbeck Novelist who portrayed the strength of poor migrant workers during the 1930s. Novelist who portrayed the strength of poor migrant workers during the 1930s. The Grapes of Wrath The Grapes of Wrath

Musicians Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong Harlem Renaissance Harlem Renaissance Jazz composer Jazz composer

Musicians Duke Ellington Duke Ellington Harlem Renaissance Harlem Renaissance Jazz composer Jazz composer

Musicians Bessie Smith Bessie Smith Harlem Renaissance Harlem Renaissance Blues singer Blues singer

Musicians George Gershwin George Gershwin Composer who wrote uniquely American music Composer who wrote uniquely American music

Musicians Aaron Copland Aaron Copland Composer who wrote uniquely American music Composer who wrote uniquely American music