20.0 HARLEM RENAISSANCE
madison bermejo
W.E.B DuBois
-He was also the editor of the magazine, "the crisis."
-African Americans were becoming proud of their heritage and excelling in the arts, music, and social life.
Marcus Garvey
-His philosophy was that blacks should look out for their best interests without the involvement of whites.
-He was critical of Dubois, and didn't agree with him founding the NAACP
-eventually he was sent to prison for mail fraud.
Jacob lawrence artwork
- "tombstones"
- focused on the culture of African Americans in the city, during the great depression.
- It was important because African american artists never existed before. This was all a new thing for America.
Langston Hughes Poetry
-"misery"
-This piece was important because he was one of the first African american writers of the time. And has been well recognized thought history.
Louis armstrong
-"what a wonderful world"
-The song was written about the world and all the beautiful things in it.
-The song is important because it was an uplifting and hopeful song. It gave people hope through times of need and sadness.