1. The Harlem Renaissance
By: Olivia Hubert and
Madison Eberhart

2. What is the Harlem Renaissance???
A big event leading to the Harlem Renaissance was the movement of African Americans to northern cities. Between 1919 and 1926, a lot of Black Americans left their southern state homes to move to big cities such as New York City, Chicago, and Washington DC.
This black movement combined with new trends throughout the 1920’s. A group of extreme black intellects all contributed to the unique styles and surprising success of black artists. What started a series of literary discussions in lower Manhattan and Harlem, was first known as a new negro movement. Later named the Harlem Renaissance. This movement brought unpredicted creative activity in writing, art, and music. It changed opinions of African Americans and their heritage.

3. IMPORTANT PEOPLE OF
THE HARLEM
RENAISSANCE

4. Jacob Lawrence He was born in 1917,Atlantic City
For more then 65 years, Jacob Lawrence was a wonderful observer and story teller who focused on the struggles for freedom and justice in America.
Jacob Lawrence has created many paintings featuring black historical figures and themes. As a young man he studied art and read a lot on the subject of African American history.

6. Langston Hughes Born February 1st, 1902 Died May 22nd, 1967
He was one of the most important writers and thinkers of the Harlem Renaissance.
Hughes creative genius was influenced by his life in New York City’s Harlem, a mostly African American neighborhood.
His literary works helped create American literature and politics.
He, like no other person in the Harlem Renaissance, embraced his racial pride.
He wrote poetry, essays, novels, and children's books.

7. Ella Fitzgerald
The Harlem Renaissance's lady of song.  Born in 1918, she made her way to New York City at the age of 16, where she became part of the swing era. 
One of Ella Fitzgerald’s major accomplishments was creating songbooks that had pieces of music written by American songwriters.  
Ella Fitzgerald worked with many big names from the jazz era.  She made appearances with Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong.
 She won a Grammy Award in 1980. She was extremely important to the Harlem Renaissance.
This particular style was extremely important to the Harlem Renaissance because it was basically developed during this time.
Fitzgerald believed that swing turned a song into art.  Ella was able to improvise and create incredible music. 
Ella Fitzgerald’s presence in the music world influenced many singers and performers that followed her.
She died in 1996, Los Angeles

8. Bessie Smith
Bessie Smith was a rough, rude, violent woman. She was also one of the greatest classic Blues singers of the 1920s.
In 1923 she made her recording debut on Columbia, with pianist Clarence Williams. The record sold more than 750,000 copies that year
During the 1920s Smith recorded with many great Jazz musicians like Louis Armstrong
Bessie Smith was one of the biggest African-American stars of the 1920s and was popular with both Whites and Blacks.
Even though she had no record company Smith was still very popular in the South and continued to draw large crowds, although the money was not nearly as good as it had been in the 1920s.
Bessie had started to style herself as a Swing musician and was on the verge of a comeback when her life was cut short by a car accident in 1937.

9. Louis Armstrong
Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpet player and singer.
Louis may have started from poor beginnings, but as he grew in popularity, his unique style set the bar for jazz musicians of his time and the future.
He became one of the first jazz musicians to successfully break away from the common 4/4 timing.
His style pulled mostly from the blues, and his unique voice became a trademark.
Louis was asked to scat for vocal solos, and in his instrumental solos, Louis brought high register playing into more common use.
He used his skills such as playing trumpet and scatting to create a path for musicians to take and finish what he had only begun.
Some of his most famous songs include:
“ Stardust”
“ West End Blues”

10. Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington had an amazing mind which created the whole image of instruments sounding like a person's voice. On top of that Ellington was one of the best composers and musicians of his time. He also played piano.
Ellington was one of the most lively artists and all he needed were his hands and his music.
Ellington's fame reached all the way to the depth's of TIME magazines cover in the time of the Harlem Renaissance which was something that was pretty much unknown. 
Some of his most famous pieces include:
“ Don’t Get Around Much Anymore”
“ Sophisticated Lady”
“ In a Sentimental Mood”

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