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Great Migration

The movement of hundreds of thousands of African Americans from the South to northern cities for better economic opportunities and life conditions.

Jim Crow Laws

Strict racial segregation laws passed in the South that enforced second-class citizenship for African Americans.

Harlem Renaissance

A cultural explosion among African Americans in the 1920s and 1930s characterized by a blossoming of arts, literature, and music.

White Supremacy

The belief that white people are superior to those of all other races, it manifested in laws and terror against African Americans in the Reconstruction South.

Alain Locke

A key figure in the Harlem Renaissance known as the 'dean' of the movement, he advocated for African American culture and pride.

W.E.B. Du Bois

A prominent intellectual and civil rights activist who was a significant contributor to the Harlem Renaissance.

Cultural Self-Determination

The ability for a group, specifically African Americans in this context, to define their own cultural identity and identity.

Lynchings

The act of murder by a mob, often racially motivated, targeting African Americans during the post-Civil War era.

Langston Hughes

A pivotal figure of the Harlem Renaissance known for his poetry and literature reflecting African American experiences.

Civil Rights Movement

A struggle for social justice by African Americans during the 1950s and 1960s inspired by the cultural identity formed during the Harlem Renaissance.