1. Friday! FRIDAY! FRIDAY!! Welcome back! Bellringer: – Free choice Friday! Please write at least three well-developed sentences about any school-related topic of your choice.

2. Northern segregation Great Migration: Thousands of African- Americans moved from the rural South to the urban north in search of jobs and freedom – They found de facto (by custom) segregation – African-Americans lived together in common neighborhoods – These neighborhoods were usually run down and in the inner city

3. African-American leaders Marcus Garvey – Immigrant from Jamaica – Wanted African-Americans to build a separate society – Established the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) in NYC

4. UNIA Garvey was convicted of mail fraud and jailed Encouraged a return to Africa to help native peoples throw off white colonial oppressors, build a mighty nation Legacy was separatism: pushed black pride, economic independence, and reverence for Africa Opened offices in urban ghettos Claimed 1 million followers in mid-1920s Promoted African- American businesses

5. African-American leaders NAACP: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People – Founded in 1909 – Remember W.E.B. DuBois? – New, aggressive voice of African-Americans – Urged African Americans to protest racial violence Protested discrimination and lynching Made three attempts to get Congress to pass different anti-lynching laws Failed each time

6. Compare and contrast … African-Americans living in the South endured extreme racism African-Americans living in North experienced racism, but … – They expressed themselves through poetry, music, books, and painting – The movement they created was called … The Harlem Renaissance

7. Centered in the Harlem neighborhood in NYC Helped create a distinctive African-American culture in the United States African-Americans celebrated their culture Few addressed the problems that most African Americans faced in the 1920s Though brief, it remains a lasting tribute to the artistic creativity of African Americans

8. Central Park Ground Zero Statue of Liberty

9. The Harlem Renaissance Harlem faced unemployment, overcrowding, poverty But it became the hub of a literary and artistic explosion celebrating African American culture

10. Harlem Renaissance artists Make a chart in your notes with the artists in the poems and the videos in the following slides. In addition to listing each artist’s genre, write at least two things about your reaction to the artist’s work. Example: NameGenre Work being examined: Theme? Message? Your reaction Langston Hughes Literature: Poems “Dreams”: Encouragement, hope (your answers will vary)

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16. Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong “Bojangles” Robinson “Bojangles” Robinson Video clip Video clip Video clip Video clip

17. Paul Robeson Video clip Cab Calloway Video clip

18. Duke Ellington Duke Ellington

19. Duke Ellington and his orchestra Duke Ellington and his orchestra

20. Bessie Smith Bessie Smith Video clip Video clip

21. Marian Anderson Lena Horne Video clip

22. Ella Fitzgerald … and Dizzy Gillespie!Dizzy Gillespie Video clip

23. Billie Holliday Video clip

24. Josephine Baker Josephine Baker Video clip

25. Romare Bearden

29. Archibald Motley

33. Artist project See Mrs. Foster to sign up for a Harlem Renaissance artist to profile for your project. See the assignment sheet and rubric for details on expectations and assessment. Projects are due on Wednesday, April 8.