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The Harlem Renaissance
English 11
The Harlem Renaissance…
…is the name given to the period from the
end of World War I and through the
middle of the 1930s Depression, during
which a group of talented AfricanAmerican writers, thinkers, and artists
produced a sizable contribution to
American culture.
The Harlem Renaissance…
…was a time of great development of
art, literature, music, and culture in
the African-American Community.
Harlem, New York
CAUSES
Great Migration: the movement of
hundreds of thousands of African
Americans from rural areas in the South
to urban areas in both the North and
South.
PUSH & PULL FACTORS?
CAUSES
Growing African American Middle
Class: developed as a result of
improved educational and
employment opportunities
for African Americans.
HARLEM SECTION
BECAME THE
CENTER OF THIS
NEW CLASS
CAUSES
Political Agenda for Civil Rights by
African Americans: leaders such as
W.E.B. Du Bois, Marcus Garvey, and
the NAACP helped to inspire racial
pride in the middle and working
class.
NAACP=National
Association for the
Advancement of
Colored People
CAUSES
Red Summer of 1919: in response to
the gains by African Americans,
many whites fought back during the
summer of 1919.
25 major race riots
IMPACT
The Harlem section of New York City was transformed from a
deteriorating area into a thriving middle class community.
Before
After
IMPACT
African American view surge in art, music and
literature as the creation of a new cultural identity.
Whites see it as another new, exotic, and trendy form
of entertainment.
1. What do you see?
2. What do you feel?
3. What would you
title this painting?
“The Janitor Who
Paints”
Palmer Hayden
1. What do you see?
2. What do you feel?
3. What would you
title this painting?
“The Tunnel”
Hayden
1. What do you see?
2. What do you feel?
3. What would you
title this painting?
“Into Bondage”
Aaron Douglass
1. What do you see?
2. What do you feel?
3. What would you
title this painting?
“The Ironers”
Jacob Lawrence