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By: Trishi Malhotra
1st honors
Time Period
Late 1910’s- 1930’s, between
the World Wars and into the
Great Depression.
Meaning
The Harlem Renaissance was a
cultural movement that
spanned in the 1920’s-1930’s.
Also known as the “New
Negro Movement,” which
consisted of music, literature,
art, and poetry.
Music of the
Period
•The Harlem Renaissance was
the beginning of jazz music
•Jazz was created by African
Americans in a racist world,
but it was enjoyed by all who
listened to it.
Marcus Garvey
A leader during the Harlem
Renaissance who came up
with the “ Back to Africa”
campaign
Which encouraged African
Americans to return to
Africa and become
reconnected with their
heritage.
William Edward
Burghardt Du Bois
An African American intellectual leader
of the United States. He graduated from
Harvard University and was the first
black American to earn a doctorates
degree from Harvard.
Langston Hughes
He wrote sixteen books of poems,
two nomusicals and operas, three
autobiographies, a dozen radio and
television scripts and dozens of
magazine articlesvels, three
collections of short stories, four
volumes of editorial and
documentary fiction, twenty plays,
children's poetry,.
April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974.
Ellington was a composer,
pianist, and a band leader.
Ellington wrote over 1,000
compositions.
Louis
Armstrong
Louis Armstrong, Ella
Fitzgerald, and Duke Ellington
were some of the most
famous musicians during that
time.Together they
composed thousands of songs
that are still enjoyed today.
The Harlem Renaissance consisted of a
“coming out” for African American’s
artwork. Many became famous this
way. Also, some paintings are held for
display next to one of Picasso’s
paintings.
Many jazz singers and musicians rose to
surface in Harlem during this time. The
Cotton Club became a meeting place for
many black Americans to dance, sing, and
speak their poetry. This is also were “night
life” became popular.
The Harlem Renaissance
consisted of many poetic
people who expressed their
selves through literature.
Harlem became known
as the “hotbed” for
many political debated
through its popularity.
The Harlem Renaissance
encouraged people to
become very creative and
philosophical through its
religious creativity.
The Harlem Renaissance forced
the issue of racial inequality and
racial integration. African
Americans freely expressed
themselves and celebrated their
black cultures.