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1 The Harlem Renaissance
“the period in which the Negro was in vogue” --Langston Hughes

2 The Harlem Renaissance
Between , approx. 1.3 million African Americans moved North in what is known as the Great Migration. Causes: Escape racism Escape tenant farming and share cropping/ Find employment in industrial cities Receive better education

3 The Harlem Renaissance
The term “Harlem Renaissance” refers to an explosion in African American culture centered in Harlem, New York in the 1920s Marcus Garvey: Back to Africa Movement, Universal Negro Improvement Association Outpouring of African American art in multiple forms—literature, painting, music, etc. Blues and jazz popular Cotton Club Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith, Duke Ellington

4 The Harlem Renaissance
Literature of the Harlem Renaissance Authors frequently addressed racism as well as issues within the black community Some others used traditional forms (Claude McKay, Countee Cullen) while others reflected African American speech and tradition (Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston) Autobiography a preferred form Ex. Zora Neale Hurston, Dust Tracks on a Road

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