 1920s Harlem, a New York suburb  Center of black culture for the time  Influx of artists, musicians and writers  All uniting in a common bond  Some of the greatest art ever seen/heard  Jazz music  Amazing poetry  Paintings and scultures  This is the first time in American history that black America is able to shine

 Militant activists that used defiance to push for equality  Founded the UNIA  Universal Negro Improvement Association  Economic success the way to earn equality  Imprisoned and exiled for cause

 Playwright, short story writer, & novelist  Wrote: Their Eyes Were Watching God  Works were celebrated by Af-Ams and Feminists  Wrote in resistance to help gain equality

 Poet and writer  Works centered around defiance and hope  Recorded the distinctive culture of Harlem in the 1920s

 Painter, muralist and professor  Called “Father of African Art”  Expressed Af-Am heritage and culture in art in his black/white 2 dimensional paintings

 Writer, educator, lawyer, songwriter, professor and head of NAACP  Published: God’s Trombones  Renaissance man and a leader for black equality

 Paved the way for the expression of African Americans in music  Leading personalities in music and society  Showed struggle for equality in their music