HARLEM RENAISSANCE

Harlem, New York, New York

Lots of musicians, artists, and writers

BESSEIE SMITH

• "Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair"and many others
• Influential jazz musician

MAGNET FOR JAZZ

• Jazz music was very popular in Harlem
• Many people played and perfomed Jazz

DUKE ELLINGTON

• Jazz Musician And Composer
• "A Train"

JAMES WELDON JOHNSON

• James Weldon Johnson wrote "An Autobiography of an Ex Colored Man"
• It was a story about a man who tried to escape racial discrimination

LANGSTON HUGES

• "The Great Gatsby"
• Poet

ART

• African Americans were encouraged to clebrate their heritage and to become "The New Negro" by creating art

AARON DOUGLAS

• Painted murals
• Produced illustrations and cover designs for many black publications

IMPACT ON 1920'S

• This impacted the 1920's because many blacks migrated to harlem. They wanted jobs to make money for their family. There were many influential musicians, artists, and writers which impacted peoples lives.

http://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties/videos/the-harlem-renaissanc...

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlem_renaissance
• TCI textbook
• http://historyoftheharlemrenaissance.weebly.com/artists.html

PICTURES

• 1-haiku deck
• 2-google earth
• 3-12-haiku deck