2. Definitions Renaissance: rebirth/renewal 1920’s black cultural movement Harlem New York City Originally a white neighborhood Renaissance: rebirth/renewal 1920’s black cultural movement Harlem New York City Originally a white neighborhood
3. The Great Migration End of Civil War- 1865 Plessy v. Ferguson Bad southern economy Great Migration Migration of African Americans north 7 million+ End of Civil War- 1865 Plessy v. Ferguson Bad southern economy Great Migration Migration of African Americans north 7 million+
4. Harlem, NY Originally a white neighborhood 1900-1920 population shift Black real estate agents White Flight “The Black Mecca” Originally a white neighborhood 1900-1920 population shift Black real estate agents White Flight “The Black Mecca”
5. Headquarters in Harlem… National Association for the Advancement of Colored People NAACP W. E. B. Du Bois Voting Rights National Association for the Advancement of Colored People NAACP W. E. B. Du Bois Voting Rights
6. …Continued… “Back to Africa Movement” Marcus Garvey Come together Pride in race and heritage “Back to Africa Movement” Marcus Garvey Come together Pride in race and heritage
7. …Continued National Urban League NUL George Edmund Haynes Helped black migrants Trained workers Found jobs National Urban League NUL George Edmund Haynes Helped black migrants Trained workers Found jobs
8. Literature “Uplift” the race Modernism Jazz Poetry Langston Hughes Poetry, novels, playwright, columnist “Uplift” the race Modernism Jazz Poetry Langston Hughes Poetry, novels, playwright, columnist
9. Music Jazz Combined brass with piano Duke Ellington Poetry Conversion Blues, spirituals, jazz Jazz Combined brass with piano Duke Ellington Poetry Conversion Blues, spirituals, jazz
10. Art “Uplift” the race Wide variety Pan-Africanism Influences of slavery/racism Depiction of life Aaron Douglas- Abstract “Uplift” the race Wide variety Pan-Africanism Influences of slavery/racism Depiction of life Aaron Douglas- Abstract
11. “Harlem was in Vogue” Langston Hughes Source of community for black Americans White Americans Also entertained Speakeasies, Cotton Club, etc. Langston Hughes Source of community for black Americans White Americans Also entertained Speakeasies, Cotton Club, etc.
12. Class/Race Upper middle class African Americans All black neighborhood Integration Temporarily for entertainment Still separate spheres Races influenced each other Upper middle class African Americans All black neighborhood Integration Temporarily for entertainment Still separate spheres Races influenced each other
13. Controversy/Criticism Art- poor depiction of race? White entertainment Exotic Segregation Cotton Club Duke Ellington Art- poor depiction of race? White entertainment Exotic Segregation Cotton Club Duke Ellington
14. 1920s Overall “Roaring Twenties” Break with tradition Outpouring of culture in U.S. End of WWI “Lost Generation” Women “Roaring Twenties” Break with tradition Outpouring of culture in U.S. End of WWI “Lost Generation” Women
15. Conclusion End of the 1920s End of white fascination Great Depression Race Riots Long term influence Black cultural center End of the 1920s End of white fascination Great Depression Race Riots Long term influence Black cultural center
16. Picture Sources Black History Album, "The Cotton Club | Harlem, New York" August 17, 2008 via Flr, Creative Commons Attribution Non- Commercial No-Derivative. hyperion327, "Aspiration by Douglas" July 9, 2011 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike. The Library of Congress, "Portrait of Duke Ellington and Sonny Greer, Aquarium, New York, N.Y., ca. Nov. 1946" 1946 via Flickr, Public Domain.wornlimtv, "harlem 1930's on Vimeo by jonobsworth" August 25, 2010 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution No-Derivative.
