Harlem Renaissance
Jarrell McClaren
W.E.B. DuBois
- He was the leading voice of African Americans
- Helped to found the NAACP
- He was the editor of the Crisis which gave African Americans voices
- He wanted African Americans to have equal rights to whites
Marcus Garvey
- Found the Universal Negro Improvement Association
- He believed could and should look out for their own interests without involving whites
- He had a bad relationship with DuBois and they didn't get along
- Garvey was convicted of mail fraud and sent to prison and was released and to leave the US
Artwork of the Renaissance- Jacob Lawrence
- Jacob Lawrence
- Forward
- Portrayal of African-American life
- Art was about how African-Americans lived
Writers of the Renaissance - Langston Hughes
- Langston Hughes
- Not Without Laughter
- Tells the story of Sandy Rogers
- Talks about life in the Middle West as a typical Negro family
Musicians of the Renaissance - Louis Armstrong
- Louis Armstrong
- Wonderful World
- How beautiful the world is
- Make people feel good
Summarization of the Harlem Renaissance
Good time for African-Americans to have a better life. Music influenced blacks. Writers told stories of African-American lives. Art work showed how African-Americans felt. W.E.B. DuBois founded the NAACP and gave African-Americans a voice. African-Americans did shows. African-Americans did performances. Marcus Garvey created the UNIA. Marcus Garvey believed that African-Americans should look out for their own interest without involving whites. African-Americans started getting jobs because of the war. This was a good time for African-Americans to show what they could do.