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Mr. Long Mr. Colvin Mr. Parsons Mr. Sanders Dr. Bailey
Harlem Renaissance Mr. Long Mr. Colvin Mr. Parsons Mr. Sanders Dr. Bailey
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Harlem Time-line 1917 -Jamaican native Marcus Garvey arrived in Harlem and founded the United Negro Improvement Association, he promoted blacks to come together and join their own nation. 1920 -James Weldon Johnson became head of the NAACP. 1920's -Jazz music caught the U.S In the big way. 1930's -Jazz music kept rolling into the 30's and became a huge hit in the African American culture in Harlem 1890 -Between nearly 2 million African Americans migrated from their southern states up to the north to find a better life and less discrimination. 1910 -(NAACP) The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded. 1917 -About 12,000 African Americans participated in the Silent Protest Parade, they marched down 5th Ave. in silence protesting violence against blacks.
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Jazz of Harlem Jazz was the turn of the 1920's!
John “Dizzy” Gillespie- Jazz trumpet player John Coltrane- inspired by the Harlem Jazz, became famous later. Duke Ellington- trade marked jazz, real name was Edward Kennedy Ellington.
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FOOD Fried Chicken Soul Food Collard Greens Chilli Sweet Potatoes
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Literature of Harlem 3 Famous writers from the Harlem Renaissance are Cootee Cullen, Langston Huges and Claude McKay. Cullen- Lived in New York when he was young. His style was lyrical and had to do with mildly racist themes. Hughes- was born in Missouri and moved to New York. His poems had a wider scope dealing with life of and African American. McKay- traveled to Harlem in 1919 and joined the NAACP. He was deeply affected by the Institutionalized racism.
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Apollo Theater Location: 253 W. 125th street, NYC
Founded: Mid- 1800's by former Civil War General Edward Ferrero
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