1. Unit #7 The Roaring 20s LESSON #7:7 The Harlem Renaissance p. 224-225

2. Description of the Jazz Age 1.What was the “unique American” new music? 2.Where did many of the Black Americans move to in New York? 3.Where did Josephine Baker move to? 4.Where did Americans get most of their news? 5.What changes happened for women?

3. Harlem Renaissance Read p. 224 What was this “great migration”? Where did they go to in New York? What three things combined to make up the “Harlem Renaissance?

4. The Writers What were the most famous black writers expressing? As more and more Black Americans became literate, they were their favorites Contempt for _________ became a common theme. ___________ _____________became the leading voice for the Black American experience in America.

5. Music of the Jazz Age ___________ _____________ introduced a totally new form of music in 1922 A combination of Dixieland and Ragtime, this was one of the first pure _______________ creations He also introduced the ______ playing of a single instrument He became famous for his improvised solos

6. Music of the Jazz Age ______ ______________ also had a special sound He __________ different instruments to combine improv and orchestra He got his start at the Cotton Club in New York

7. Music of the Jazz Age _________ was introduced by Bessie Smith A __________ music that evolved from African American spirituals Usually spoke of poverty, oppression, and unfilled love

8. THE COTTON CLUB What was the Cotton Club? Why was the Cotton Club good for aspiring Black American performers?