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The Harlem Renaissance and Great Migration: A New Era of African American Culture

The Harlem Renaissance (1910-1920) marked a transformative period for African Americans, as hundreds of thousands migrated north for jobs. By the end of the decade, 40% lived in cities, leading to increased racial tension and 25 urban race riots. Key figures emerged, including W.E.B. Du Bois and Marcus Garvey, advocating for civil rights and black pride. Harlem became the center of a vibrant cultural movement, producing renowned writers like Langston Hughes and musicians such as Louis Armstrong, celebrating African American identity and creativity through literature and jazz.

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The Harlem Renaissance and Great Migration: A New Era of African American Culture

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  1. The Harlem Renaissance

  2. The Great Migration • 1910-1920 – 100,000s of African Americans moved North in search of jobs • By the end of the decade, 40% lived in cities • Racial tensions escalated • KKK on the rise • 25 urban race riots erupted

  3. African American Goals • Fight racial violence • NAACP • W.E.B Du Bois • Led Protests • The Crisis • Platform raising awareness for civil rights • Antilynching laws • Find their voice • Marcus Garvey • Believed in a separate society for African Americans • Left a powerful legacy • Newly awaked black pride • The “New Negro”

  4. The Harlem Renaissance Blossoms • Harlem • Neighborhood in New York • 1920s – the world’s largest urban black community • “black capital of America” • Harlem Renaissance • Literary & artistic movement celebration African American culture Harlem

  5. African American Writers • Well-educated, middle class African Americans • Wrote about being black in a white world • Claude McKay • Novelist, poet, Jamaican immigrant • Poems expressed pain & strain of life • Militant writing • Langston Hughes • Missouri-born • Movement’s best known poet • Poems described the difficult lives of working-class

  6. African American Performers • During the 20s, African Americans in the performing arts won large followings • Including white audiences • Many rose to stardom via acting, singing, dancing etc.

  7. African Americans and Jazz • Jazz • Born in New Orleans • Blend of instrumental ragtime and vocal blues • Louis Armstrong • One of the most important and influential musicians in the history of jazz • Quickly spread • Became the most popular music for dancing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efaTlg2XsTI

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