1. The Harlem Renaissance
“This remarkable period marked the first time that African American artists were taken seriously by the culture at large.”

2. A Celebration of African American Life
Now able to have expression
Need to “document the experiences of their people.”

3. The Center of the World
Early 1900s because the time of the “Great Migration”
Many African Americans settled in Harlem, NY, and many writers, musicians, and artists emerged.

7. Charleston

8. More Dance

9. Bessie Smith

10. Duke Ellington

11. Louis Armstrong

13. More Dance