The Harlem Renaissance was an artistic movement in the 1920s centered in Harlem, New York. Artists created bold portraits reflecting African American life and jazz-inspired works. Popular dances like swing emerged and venues like the Savoy Ballroom and Cotton Club hosted musicians like Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and Sarah Vaughn. Literature was a primary focus, with writers like Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston gaining recognition. Their works explored African American roots and realities of discrimination. The Great Depression weakened supporting organizations and led to the decline of the Harlem Renaissance.

1. The Harlem Renaissance

6. Art Art at this time reflected African American daily life from many different perspectives. Artists made bold, stylized portraits of African American people. Some art inspired by jazz music of the time: Jeunesse by Palmer Hayden

7.  The Library by Jacob Lawrence

9. Dance Swing dance became very popular in the Harlem Renaissance. Popular dance clubs: the Savoy Ballroom and the Cotton Club.

12. Music Jazz and Blues became very popular. The Apollo Theatre was a venue where many musicians started their careers, including: Billie Holiday Ella Fitzgerald Sarah Vaughn

13. Jelly Roll Morton: Ragtime Pianist Louis Armstrong: Jazz Trumpeter and Singer Duke Ellington: Jazz Composer, Pianist, and Bandleader

14. The Cotton Club Savoy Ballroom

16. Literature 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

17. Literature 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

18. Langston Hughes : poet, novelist, short story writer, columnist. The Crisis : official magazine of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

19. Decline of Harlem Renaissance The Great Depression created economic pressure on organizations like the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), which was a main supporter of the renaissance.

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