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The Harlem The Harlem RenaissanceRenaissance
ArtArt► Art at this time reflected African American daily Art at this time reflected African American daily
life from many different perspectives.life from many different perspectives.► Artists made bold, stylized portraits of African Artists made bold, stylized portraits of African
American people.American people.► Some art inspired by jazz music of the time:Some art inspired by jazz music of the time:
Jeunesse by Palmer Hayden
The Library by Jacob Lawrence
DanceDance
• Swing dance Swing dance became very became very popular in the popular in the Harlem Harlem Renaissance.Renaissance.
• Popular dance Popular dance clubs: the Savoy clubs: the Savoy Ballroom and the Ballroom and the Cotton Club.Cotton Club.
MusicMusic• Jazz and Blues became very popular.Jazz and Blues became very popular.• The Apollo Theatre was a venue where The Apollo Theatre was a venue where
many musicians started their careers, many musicians started their careers, including:including:
Billie Holiday
Ella Fitzgerald
Sarah Vaughn
Jelly Roll Morton: Ragtime Pianist
Louis Armstrong: Jazz Trumpeter and Singer
Duke Ellington: Jazz Composer, Pianist, and Bandleader
The Cotton Club
Savoy Ballroom
LiteratureLiterature•Harlem Renaissance was a primarily literary movement.
•This was the first time publishers and critics took African-American writing seriously.
By Langston Hughes
By Zora N. Hurston
LiteratureLiterature
• Writing related back to African-American’s roots in Africa.
• Writing included poetry, novels, and magazines.
• Described the reality of being racially discriminated against.
By Sherwood Anderson
Langston Hughes: poet, novelist, short story writer, columnist.
The Crisis: official magazine of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Decline of Harlem Decline of Harlem RenaissanceRenaissance
The Great The Great Depression created Depression created economic pressure economic pressure on organizations like on organizations like the National the National Association for the Association for the Advancement of Advancement of Colored People Colored People (NAACP), which was (NAACP), which was a main supporter of a main supporter of the renaissance.the renaissance.
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