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1 The Harlem Renaissance

2 Great Migration  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

3 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

4 Music - Jazz  A type of music known for its improvisation and liveliness

5 The Cotton Club

6 Classic jazz musicians

7 Literature - Langston Hughes  African-American poet

8 Visual art  Clip on artists of the Harlem Renaissanceartists

9 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  A travel agent creating a brochure to convince people to come to Harlem on vacation  You will have one block to complete the assignment.

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