Harlem Renaissance

what was a popular item that was prohibited during the Harlem Renaissance?

Alcohol

What is the Harlem Renaissance?

An African American cultural movement of the 1920s and 1930s, centered in Harlem, that celebrated black traditions, the black voice, and black ways of life Also called Negro Renaissance or Black Renaissance In Harlem, New York It gave greater freedom, rights, and job opportunites

Who is Dorothy West?

Dorothy West was a novelist and short story writer during the time of the Harlem Renaissance, her stories were about the life of an upper-class black family

My Baby by Dorothy West

Dorothy and her family get a mixed boy and girl, the girl dies and the mom (white) comes back to get the boy who looks white

A place to be Free and Dust Tracks on a Road by Zora Neale Hurston

Dusts Tracks was about how a young black girl was smart and was able to read; describes what it was like to grow up poor, black, and female; it shows an energetic woman who overcomes odds to achieve a liberated, rewarding life A place is about an all A.A town

Who is Louis Armstrong?

First significant African american singer, he was a popular singer

What was a popular symbol of the Roaring Twenties?

Flapper

Who is Langston Hughes?

He was one of the most important writers and thinkers due to the truth and raw everyday life found in his works, he wrote about average black people

LA times Interview of Dorothy West

How dorothy west was a voice for the black community

I; Too and The Negro Speaks of Rivers by Langston Hughes

I, too refers to the equality in America, A Negro

How did the creative expression of African Americans in the 1920s and 1930s lead to a new black cultural identity?

It lead to a new black cultural identity because many people believed that black people were not capable of writing stories or songs, so when they did it created a new identity

How did the Harlem Renaissance impact American society during the 1920s and beyond?

It integrated black and white cultures, and marked the beginning of a black urban society. The Harlem Renaissance set the stage for the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s

What are the Roaring Twenties?

It was a period of sustained economic prosperity with a distinctive cultural edge. It doubled nations wealth

A Black an Talks of Reaping by Arna Bontemps

No matter how hard a black man works he is not getting equal pay , shows racial inequalityDo

Any Human to Another by Countee Cullen

Poem saying that the individual should not ignore the woes of society, but should help to carry the burdens of society.

Who is Arna Bontemps?

She played a major role in shaping modern African-American literature and had a broad influence on African-American culture

Who is Zora Neale Hurston?

She played quite an influential role during this time, she recognized the division between the A.A

The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain by Langston Hughes

Talks about how black people try and copy white people and that if they do that they will never be great because they are just copying what other people have already done

What is the Cotton Club?

The Cotton Club was a New York City night club located first in the Harlem neighborhood and It was run white gansters

What was the savory Ballroom?

The Savoy Ballroom was a large ballroom for music and public dancing in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, opened on March 12th, 1926

How do we see the American Dream projected from this era?

We saw the American Dream because many A.A wrote about the inequalities they faced, introducing the new American Dream for A.A, being equal to white people.

What is the Crisis Magazine?

William Burghardt made a magazine of the national association for he advancement of colored people, so he could show unequal rights of A.A and to give A.A a voice. In Baltimore in 1910

Who is Billie Holiday?

an American jazz musician and singer-songwriter with a career spanning nearly thirty years Most influential singer of popular music and the first black singer to break the color barrier and play with a white band

What is the Great Migration?

movement of African Americans people migrated to north, mid west, and west from the south people migrated bc they weren't happy with the inequalities 6 million people moved

How did the Harlem Renaissance help Americans to understand thee history and culture of African Americans?

it introduced new music to the American culture from the A.A culture. It showed their cultural accommodations and introduced it to A.A