The Harlem Renniassance
During the reconstruction period
What is the Harlem Renaissance????
The Harlem Renaissance
The Great Migration
Racial Unrest
The cotton club
People
Marcus Garvey
Marcus Garvey was a black nationalist leader who believed in African American pride. He thought that African Americans and white people should be economically separate from each other. Because of this, he established many African American organizations and businesses. He even praised the Ku Klux Klan because he believed African Americans and whites should be separated.
A. Philip Randolph
A. Philip Randolph was an African American social activist who pushed for African Americans to be accepted in the U.S. He wanted African Americans to be included more in World War I and he wanted African Americans to be paid higher wages. He even established a trade union for African Americans.
Langston Hughes
Langstonhughes was an very in fluential participant in the harlem renaissance. Hughes wrote poetry,made pottery, and was an activist for helping african American culture. he showed the differentces in the peoples history.