The Harlem Renaissanc e created an environmen t

The Harlem Renaissanc e created an environmen t where art flourished in a rediscovery

Harlem, 1924

From 1919 to 1929, Harlem, New York became the capitol of cultural activity for African-Americans. It began with. . .

• founder of Niagara Movement • founder of N. A. A. C. P. • editor of The Crisis

“Lift every voice and Sing till the earth and heaven ring. Ring with the harmonies of Liberty; ” historian diplomat novelist poet lawyer songwriter editor civil rights leader

• formed the Universal Negro Improvement Association, • began the “back to Africa movement”

“I've known rivers: Ancient, dusky rivers, My soul has grown deep like the rivers. ”

“Your grief and mine Must intertwine Like sea and river, Be fused and mingle, Diverse yet single, Forever and forever”

• Novelist • playwright • collected & preserved African -American folklore

The beauty of. . .

background music, The Mooche

The most important Blues singer of the 1920’s was. . .

He was the first to record a song with scat!

Jazz and the Blues Fats Waller Duke Ellington

Paris Nightclubs Dance & Song French Resistance fight against Nazis Josephine Baker

• Harvard Law School • All American Football Player • Writer • Baritone Singer Paul Robeson • 1 st African American to Play Othello on Stage

The Harlem Renaissanc e created an environmen t where art flourished in a rediscovery

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