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L5&6: The Harlem RenaissanceEquality and Hierarchy: The African American
Experience
AgendaObjective: 1. To understand what the
Harlem Renaissance was.2. To understand the
significance of the Harlem Renaissance for the black experience.
Schedule: 3. Group Stations Activity4. Whole Class Discussion
Homework:1.Consult
Unit Schedule. Remember: Literature Review Due ...(Tan = Wed; Red & Blue = Thurs);
The Harlem Renaissance• 1920s and 1930s• The Harlem Renaissance was a flowering
of African American social and cultural thought which was expressed through:– Paintings–Music –Dance – Theater– Literature
Why the Harlem Renaissance• During the Great Migration the majority of African
Americans who moved north ended up in New York City.– Of the almost 750,000 African Americans who moved
North, nearly 175,000 moved to Harlem.
• The neighborhood of Harlem became a ethnic enclave of African Americans.– Harlem is a section of Manhattan, which covers three
square miles
• Harlem became the largest concentration of black people in the world.
Where is Harlem?
The island of Manhattan
New York City is on Manhattan island
Neighborhoods
Why Did the Harlem Renaissance Emerge When and Where it Did?
1. Large concentration of African Americans in Harlem2. Emergence of a black middle class coming out of the
Great Migration3. Increased contact between African Americans and
white Americans in the workplace and on city streets forced a new awareness of the disparity between the promise of the American dream and reality.
4. Blacks WWI experience and disillusionment with race relations in the United States• African American soldiers who served in World War I were
angered by the prejudice they often encountered back at home, compared to the acceptance they had found in Europe.
5. Race riots and civil uprisings during the summer of 1919 over post-war economic tensions between blacks and whites
6. Rise of NAACP and Black Nationalism
The Harlem Renaissance and Whites
• The Harlem Renaissance appealed to a mixed audience—the African American middle class and white consumers of the arts.
• Urbane whites suddenly took up New York’s African-American community, bestowing their patronage on young artists, opening up publishing opportunities, and pumping cash into Harlem’s “exotic” nightlife in a complex relationship that scholars continue to probe.
Understanding the Harlem Renaissance
• In order to more fully explore the characteristics, themes, and significance of the Harlem Renaissance we will…– Day One: Artistic Analysis
• Divide up into 4 groups• Look at 4 stations each containing an artistic work by an artist
of the Harlem Renaissance era.• As you interact with each piece.:
– Identify what the piece is saying about:» The Black experience in America» Black identity / Racial Consciousness» White people / White America» How the African American condition should be improved» Other?
– Day Two: Whole Class Discussion• We will discuss the characteristics, themes, and significance of
the Harlem Renaissance using your artistic analysis as our evidence!
“If You Believe the Negro Has a Soul”Marcus Garvey
Speech1921
• http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5124/
“I, Too, Sing America”Langston Hughes
Poem1945
• https://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15615
“Take the A Train”Duke Ellington
Jazz Composition1939
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb2w2m1JmCY
Jacob Lawrence“Brownstones”
Painting1954
Discussion!