2. The Harlem Renaissance
artistic, especially literary arts, movement occurring in NYC after WWI through the mid-1930’s
probably found its
impetus in Dubois’
The Souls of Black Folks
and his idea of “twoness”

3. The Harlem Renaissance
though short-lived,
significant because
Black artists dealt
with Black life from
a Black perspective

4. The Harlem Renaissance
common themes
included alienation,
marginality, folklore,
and the blues
tradition

5. The Harlem Renaissance
Some notable writers:
Rudolph Fisher
Langston Hughes
Zora Neale Hurston
Claude McKay
Jean Toomer
Sterling Brown
Countee Cullen
James Weldon Johnson

6. The Harlem Renaissance
Some notable musicians:
Billie Holiday
Duke Ellington
Count Basie
Louis Armstrong
Fats Waller
Jelly Roll Morton
Josephine Baker
Ella Fitzgerald

7. The Harlem Renaissance
Some notable intellectuals:
W. E. B. DuBois
Alain Locke
Charles Spurgeon Johnson
Marcus Garvey
Arthur Schomburg
Booker T. Washington

8. The Harlem Renaissance
Some notable artists:
Jacob Lawrence
Augusta Savage
Archibald Motley
Palmer Hayden
Sargent Johnson
Norman Lewis

9. The Harlem Renaissance
Some notable places:
Cotton Club
Apollo Theater
Savoy Ballroom