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Research Project. Cashmere Robinson February 2, 2011 2 nd period. Harlem Renaissance. African Americans migrating from south to north. During WW1. Into Great Depression. Renaissance Images. The Great Migration.

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Research Project

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  1. Research Project Cashmere Robinson February 2, 2011 2nd period

  2. Harlem Renaissance • African Americans migrating from south to north. • During WW1. • Into Great Depression

  3. Renaissance Images

  4. The Great Migration • The end of the American Civil War in 1865 increased education and employment for blacks. • As a result, blacks began to head to the Northern United States by the millions. • Racism was less brutal in the north than in the south.

  5. Images of Migration

  6. Contrast North vs. South

  7. Harlem: The Black Mecca • Houses were build in Harlem for better access to the city for whites. • Soon African Americans migrated from the south to the north. • Suburban homes soon became known as the hood.

  8. Harlem Neighborhood Images

  9. The Harlem Renaissance In the decade following World War I, an artistic explosion occurred within the African American community that produced a wealth of music, literature poetry, dance, social discourse and visual art.

  10. The Movement This photo shows the famous Apollo Theatre, Harlem musicians, Harlem Writers, and Strivers Row.

  11. Culture Comes Together • Black Culture and the Harlem Renaissance can about in artistic ways not by violence or hate. • African Americans made history by using art and music to a culture together. • NAACP was apart of this movement

  12. Culture Embracing

  13. Jazz Age of Harlem • Louis Armstrong -The greatest of all Jazz musicians. -Armstrong defined what it was to play Jazz • Josephine Baker -A versatile and charismatic performer -Talented singer and dancer • Edward Kennedy Ellington -American composer, conductor and pianist -One of the most respected figures in the history of jazz

  14. Jazz Age Images

  15. Famous Artist During Harlem Renaissance ! • Duke Ellington • Jelly Roll Morton • Willie "The Lion" Smith

  16. The Negro Movement • Originally called the New Negro Movement, the Harlem Renaissance was a literary and intellectual flowering that fostered a new black cultural identity in the 1920s and 1930s.

  17. Works Cited • "A Brief Guide to the Harlem Renaissance." Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More. Web. 11 Feb. 2011. <http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/5657>. • "Answers.com - Which Artist from the Harlem Renaissance Used Geometric Shapes and Areas of Flat Color in His Work." WikiAnswers - The Q&A Wiki. Web. 11 Feb. 2011. <http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Which_artist_from_the_harlem_rennasance_used_geometric_shapes_and_areas_of_flat_color_in_his_work>. • "Harlem Renaissance - Black History Milestones on Biography.com." Biography.com. Web. 11 Feb. 2011. <http://www.biography.com/blackhistory/harlem-renaissance.jsp>. • "Harlem Renaissance." LEVITY. Web. 11 Feb. 2011. <http://www.levity.com/corduroy/harlem.htm>. • "Harlem Renaissance." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 11 Feb. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlem_Renaissance>.

  18. Works Cited continued . • "Music of the Harlem Renaissance." The College of New Jersey Home. Web. 11 Feb. 2011. <http://www.tcnj.edu/~messmer2/musicharlemrenaissance.html>. • "Online NewsHour Forum: Harlem Renaissance -- February 20, 1998." PBS: Public Broadcasting Service. Web. 11 Feb. 2011. <http://www.pbs.org/newshour/forum/february98/harlem_2-20.html>. • "PAL: Harlem Renaissance: A Brief Introduction." California State University Stanislaus | Home. Web. 11 Feb. 2011. <http://www.csustan.edu/english/reuben/pal/chap9/9intro.html>. • "The Birth of the Harlem Renaissance: History & Timeline — Infoplease.com." Infoplease: Encyclopedia, Almanac, Atlas, Biographies, Dictionary, Thesaurus. Free Online Reference, Research & Homework Help. — Infoplease.com. Web. 11 Feb. 2011. <http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmharlem1.html>. • "The Jazz Age." WwwASMSA. Web. 11 Feb. 2011. <http://asms.k12.ar.us/classes/humanities/amstud/97-98/jazz/yourpage.htm>.

  19. The End of the Renaissance

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