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1 Agenda: Why did the 1920s allow for so much change?
Bellwork: (in notebook) What problems did Harding face & what policies did both Harding and Coolidge follow? Hand in homework. Harlem Renaissance notes Homework—finish activity

2 Why Harlem? 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
Louis Armstrong Duke Ellington Bessie Smith

7 Literature - Langston Hughes
African-American poet

8 Visual art Clip on artists of the Harlem Renaissance

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

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