The Harlem Renaissance was a period in the 1920s and 1930s when African American art, music, and literature flourished. Some of the prominent writers of the time included Paul Laurence Dunbar, Jessie Redmon Fauset, James Weldon Johnson, Countee Cullen, Langston Hughes, Jean Toomer, and Gwendolyn Bennett. Notable artists from the Harlem Renaissance were James Van Der Zee, Sargent Claude Johnson, Archibald J. Motley, Malvin Gray Johnson, and Augusta Savage. Famous musicians who rose during this era were Louis Armstrong, Josephine Baker, Edward Kennedy Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Billie Holiday, and

1. The Harlem Renaissanceearly 1920's to 1930's:A period in the 1920s when African-American achievements in art and music and literature flourished

2. Harlem Renaissance WritersPaul Laurence DunbarJessie Redmon FausetJames Weldon Johnson Countee CullenLangston HughesJean ToomerGwendolyn BennettClaude McKay

3. Harlem Renaissance ArtistsJames Van Der ZeeSargent Claude Johnson Archibald J. MotleyMalvin Gray Johnson Augusta SavageAaron Douglas

4. Musicians of the Harlem RenaissanceLouis ArmstrongJosephine BakerEdward Kennedy Ellington Dizzy GillespieBillie HolidayCharlie Parker

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