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The CultureThe CultureUSII.5cUSII.5c

ReviewReviewUSII.5a: TechnologyUSII.5a: Technology

USII.5b: SocietyUSII.5b: Society

What:What:RenaissanceRenaissance: : A rebirth or rise in creativity in art, A rebirth or rise in creativity in art,

music, literature & sciencemusic, literature & science

Where:Where:HarlemHarlem A neighborhood in A neighborhood in

NY City where NY City where many African many African Americans settled Americans settled downdown

ArtistsArtists Jacob Jacob

LawrenceLawrencePainted the Painted the

Great Great MigrationMigration

ArtistsArtistsGeorgia Georgia

O’KeefeO’KeefePainted Painted

urban and urban and southwest southwest scenesscenes

WritersWritersLangston HughesLangston HughesHarlem RenaissanceHarlem RenaissancePoet who combined the experiences Poet who combined the experiences

of African and American cultural of African and American cultural roots roots

WritersWritersF. Scott FitzgeraldF. Scott FitzgeraldNovelist who wrote Novelist who wrote

about the Jazz Age about the Jazz Age of the 1920s of the 1920s

WritersWriters John SteinbeckJohn SteinbeckNovelist who portrayed the strength Novelist who portrayed the strength

of poor migrant workers during the of poor migrant workers during the 1930s. 1930s.

The Grapes of WrathThe Grapes of Wrath

MusiciansMusicians Louis ArmstrongLouis Armstrong Harlem Harlem

RenaissanceRenaissance Jazz composerJazz composer

MusiciansMusicians Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington Harlem Harlem

RenaissanceRenaissance Jazz composerJazz composer

MusiciansMusiciansBessie SmithBessie SmithHarlem RenaissanceHarlem RenaissanceBlues singer Blues singer

MusiciansMusiciansGeorge GershwinGeorge GershwinComposer who wrote uniquely Composer who wrote uniquely

American music American music

MusiciansMusiciansAaron CoplandAaron CoplandComposer who wrote uniquely Composer who wrote uniquely

American music American music