English III : The Harlem Renaissance

1920s

The Harlem Renaissance occurred during this decade

Dance, Literature, Music, Paintings, Theater

These are the 5 things through which the Harlem Renaissance flourished.

Harlem District

District in which the New Negro Movement was centered

New Negro Movement

this was the name in the 1920s for what is now known as the Harlem Renaissance

Great Migration

The blacks in the South moved north in large numbers during most of the nineteenth century because of the north's industrial centers and opportunities

Harlem Renaissance

this helped redefine how Americans (and the world) understood African American culture, integrate blacks and whites, and created a new black urban society

Civil Rights Movement

the Harlem Renaissance set the stage for this future movement

Jacob Lawrence

artist associated with the Harlem Renaissance

Langston Hughes

author associated with the Harlem Renaissance

Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Bessie Smith

3 musicians associated with the Harlem Renaissance