The Harlem Renaissance
By Cornell
W.E.B. DuBois
- He was the voice of his community
- DuBois helped to find the NAACP
- He was also the editor of the magazine "The Crisis"
- He promoted the movement known as the Harlem Renaissance
Marcus Garvey
- He had found the Universal Negro Improvement Association, or UNIA.
- Garvey believed that African Americans could and should look out for their own interests, without involvement from whites.
- African American pride and self-confidence. He felt that the NAACP goal of breaking down the barriers between blacks and whites threatened the racial purity of Africans.
- Garvey went to prison in 1925. When he was released in 1927 he was forced to leave the country
William H Johnson
- oil on canvas,
- Because he Admired himself
- Self Portraits
James Weldon Johnson
- Published a poetry book called God’s Trombones,
- The book was made up of seven negro sermons
- It was important because it gave church sermons and poetry.
Bessie Smith
- A song she made was called "Me and my Gin"
- The song is about Bessie and her Gin and troubles in her life
- The song is important because it shows what liquor does to you and how you react