Flappers and the Lost Generation What was the

Flappers and the “Lost” Generation:

What was the Great Migration North and West?

Jobs for African Americans in the south were scarce and low paying, so African Americans moved to cities in the north and midwest in search of better employment opportunities and better housing conditions

African Americans faced discrimination and violence in the North and the Midwest, but not as much as they had in the Jim Crow Southern family arriving in Chicago during WWI.

What was the Harlem Renaissance?

The Harlem Renaissance African American artists, writers, and musicians based in Harlem revealed the freshness and variety of African American culture.

These Harlem Renaissance leaders drew upon the heritage of black culture to establish themselves as powerful forces for cultural change.

The popularity of these artists spread to the rest of society.

Musicians of the 1920 s and the Harlem Renaissance

In music, Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong were both famous jazz composers.

Bessie Smith was a famous blues singer.

Cultural Climate of the 1920 s and 1930 s Music Aaron Copland wrote unique American music that evokes strong emotions. George Gershwin composed unique American music that tells a story.

Artists of the 1920 s and the Harlem Renaissance

What was the cultural climate of the 1920 s and 1930 s? ART In art, Georgia O’Keefe was an artist known for urban scenes, flowers, and later, paintings of the southwest.

In art, Jacob Lawrence was a painter who chronicled the Great Migration north and west. His paintings were done in the 40 s.

Writers of the 1920 s and the Harlem Renaissance

Cultural Climate of the 1920 s and 1930 s Literature John Steinbeck was a novelist who portrayed the strength of poor migrant workers in the 1930 s.

In literature, Langston Hughes was a poet who combined the experiences of African and American cultural roots.

A Dream Deferred by Langston Hughes What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore-And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over-like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode?

Democracy will not come Today, this year Nor ever Through compromise and fear. I have as much right As the other fellow has To stand On my two feet And own the land. Langston Hughes (Lincoln University 1928)

Cultural Climate of the 1920 s and 1930 s Literature F. Scott Fitzgerald he was a novelist who wrote about the Jazz Age of the 1920 s.

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