The Harlem Renaissance
Dustin Harris
W.E.B. DuBois
- Leading voice in the African American community
- Found the NAACP
- Editor of The Crisis
- Help African Americans voice be heard and gain rights
Marcus Garvey
- UNIA - Universal Negro Improvement Association
- He wanted all black people to go to Africa and pull away from white people all together
- They both were suspicious of each others work
- He was charged with mail fraud in 1923, he went to jail in 1925, and was released in 1927, he was forced to leave the country
Harlem Renaissance Artists
- Aaron Douglas
- One of his famous paintings is called Dance Magic
- The painting represents African Americans at night clubs during the Harlem Renaissance
- This painting was important because it showed african americans dancing towards the night club. It also showed the slavery aspect with the men in chains
Harlem Renaissance Writers
- Langston Hughes
- A Raisin in the Sun
- This writing is about a dream that is forgotten or left behind. What happens to it?
- The writing is important because, alot of african americans had a dream that was left behind or not heard.
Harlem Renaissance Musician
Louis Armstrong
- Star Dust
- This songs meaning is about Louis and the lonely nights he spends alone in bed
- This song is important because a lot of african american males who were trying to do something with their life were separated from their families