1. The Harlem Renaissance
Chapter 13 Section 4

2. The Harlem Renaissance
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3. Why/ How did it start?
Many African Americans who migrated North during the Great Migration moved to Harlem, a neighborhood on the Upper West Side of New York’s Manhattan.
Harlem became the world’s largest black urban community.
Suffered from Unemployment, overcrowding and Povery.

4. Why/ How did it start?
Led by well educated, middle-class African-Americans who expressed a new pride in the African-American experience.

5. Definition
Harlem Renaissance, a literary and artistic movement celebrating African-American culture.

6. Writers and Contributors
Alain Locke – The New Negro landmark collection of literary works by young promising African-American Writers.
Claude McKay – novelist and poet, Poems expressed the pain of life in black ghettos.
Langston Hughes – movements best known poet. Described the lives of working class African Americans.
Zora Neal Hurston- portrayed live of poor, unschooled Southern blacks.

7. African American Writers

8. Musicians and Contributors
African American performers
Florence Mills
Josephine Baker
Mabel Mercer
Paul Robeson –
major dramatic actor
Played Othello in London and New York

9. African Americans and Jazz
Jazz was born in the early 20th century in New Orleans.
Joe “King” Oliver brought jazz to Chicago.
Louis Armstrong – Most famous. Trumpet player. Most important and influential musician in the history of Jazz.
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington – Jazz Pianist and Composer
Bessie Smith- Female blues singer most outstanding vocalist of the decade. Became Highest paid black artist in the world.

10. Effects on African-Americans
The Harlem Renaissance represented a portion of a great social and cultural changes that swept across America in the 1920’s. Characterized by economic prosperity, new ideas, changing values, and personal freedom as well as important developments in art literature and Music.