6. European art began to influenceEuropean art began to influence
American art.American art.
CubismCubism andand realismrealism were newwere new
forms of artforms of art
7. Poets and writers of the 20’s were very
different than previous times
Carl Sandberg used common speech to
glorify the Midwest
T.S. Eliot described a world of ”empty
men and hollow dreams," showing the
20s weren't perfect
8. Eugene O'neill was a playwright;
wrote realistic, tragic plays
Ernest Hemingway - one of the most
famous American writers of all time;
wrote about anti-heroes (or flawed
main characters); wrote in a direct or
simple way
F. Scott Fitzgerald - wrote The Great
Gatsby, a book that exposed the
superficiality of the 1920s lifestyle.
Question: What seems different
about these writers from the
writers who came before them?
9.
10. Sports
Thanks to radio and movies,
baseball and boxing became
incredibly popular.
Babe Ruth, baseball's
homerun king (at the time),
became a national hero
Jack Dempsey was boxing's
heavyweight champ from 1919
to 1926.
Football, tennis, and golf all
also gained in popularity.
11. The 1920s represent an important phase, in
terms of innovations and inventions.
Lots of improvements were being made in
technology, manufacturing, medical science,
fashion and transportation.
Created a number of everyday inventions we now
take for granted
12.
13. Movies still had no
sound yet. Someone
in the theater played
piano; movie had
subtitles.
Charlie Chaplin
was a famous silent movie star.
1927 - The Jazz
Singer - the first
"talkie" or movie with
sound
14. In 1920 there was one
radio station. In 1922
there were 400.
One popular radio show
was Amos 'n' Andy. It
was about two African
Americans and the
trouble they got into, yet
it was acted out by two
white actors; reinforced
negative stereotypes.
15. Mass Media: radio, movies,
newspapers, magazines.
(Not TV yet).
These things did more than
entertain. They unified the
United States. They spread
new ideas and attitudes.
Question: Why was mass
advertising, the radio,
and movies important in
the 1920s?
16. An event is something that is
heard about on the streets and
read about in the papers for a
week or two. However, if a series
of related events should be strung
together, one can be left with
something monumental. What we
bring to you is not a mere event
that happened in Harlem in the
1920’s and 30’s, but a
renaissance...
17.
18.
19. THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
Thousands of blacks had moved
northing during the Great
Migration to escape segregation,
find better jobs, and build better
lives
New York City was one such place
In Harlem, a middle class
grew quickly because real estate
became available to African
Americans,
They created an environment of
art, racial pride, sense of
community, and political
organization
Which would become known as the
Harlem Renaissance.
20. Claude McKay - from
Jamaica; shocked by racism
in America; wrote boldly,
defiantly about racism in
two books of poetry
Langston Hughes - born in
Missouri; leading writer of
African American experience
in America. Wrote about
African American
achievements.
21. LANGSTON
HUGHES
I, too, sing America
I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the
kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.
22. Question: Artists
during the Harlem
Renaissance such as
Langston Hughes and
Claude McKay shared
what common theme in
their art?
23. Jazz - improvisational
music introduced by
Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington had
a ragtime sound
Many black musicians
got their start at the
Cotton Club, a
famous Harlem
nightclub.
Blues- soulful style of
music that evolved
from African American
spirituals
24. Bessie Smith –Bessie Smith –
famous bluesfamous blues
singer; at one timesinger; at one time
the highest paidthe highest paid
singer in U.S.singer in U.S.
Blues – soulful styleBlues – soulful style
of music thatof music that
involved themes ofinvolved themes of
love, poverty,love, poverty,
oppressionoppression
25. The postwar years saw the
development of new attitudes
among African Americans
Began to forge new roles in
life and politics
The Great Migration has a
significant impact on the
political power of African
Americans
As their numbers grew in
certain neighborhoods, they
became a power voting bloc
that could now influence
elections
26. The NAACP Battle Lynching
NAACP = National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People
Fought, often unsuccessfully, against
discrimination
The main issue they fought for was
anti-lynching laws (failed during
1920s and 30s)
One success: they were able to help
block the nomination of a racist
Supreme Court Justice, John Parker.
27.
28. Marcus Garvey – a
dynamic black leader from
Jamaica
became very popular; argued
for African American self-
reliance.
Proposed a plan for black
Americans to return to start
a new country in Africa;
became a “fringe movement”
and failed.
He was eventually arrested
and deported.
29. Question: Why did the
NAACP and Marcus
Garvey’s “Back to Africa”
movement exist?
