The Harlem Renaissance
The New Negro Movement
Responds to Questions: 1.) What historical, social, and cultural forces shaped the Harlem Renaissance?
2.) What does Johnson's poem say about the vitality of the city during the Harlem Renaissance?
3.) What details does Hurston use to prevent her views on succeeding despite social barriers?
4.) How does Hughes use the analogy of rivers to express his perception of African American heritage and history?
5.) Why was Harlem the center of the rennassiance of African American arts on the 1920s a James Weldon Johnson's 1933 description of the Harlem Renaissance?
6.) How did the Harlem Renaissance impact American society during the 1920s and beyond?
7.) In what ways did W.E.B. Dubois and Booker T. Washington influence politics during the Harlem Renaissance?
the Harlem Renaissance Booker T. Wahington and W.E.B Duboise helped influence politics during this time period. Duboise founded the National Association for the Advancement of of Colored People which was meant to ensure political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all people and to eliminate racial hatred and discrimination. Duboise also believed that the vocational education to the exclusion of the liberal arts would deprive African Americans o the well- trained leaders they sorely needed. He argued that the blacks must press for civil rights rather than accommodate inequality. Duboise had different political opinions than Booker T. Washington. Booker T. Washington became a leader in black education and a strong influence as a racial representative in national politics. Washington rejected the pursuit of political and social equality with whites in favor of developing vocational skills and a reputation for stability and dependability. He urged African Americans to remain where they were and tolerate racial discrimination rather than to make what he intemperate calls for equality.
8.) How do the arts communicate historical data and perspective?
The songs in the Harlem Renaissance reflected how the blacks were treated and their new freedoms.
9.) What were the significant economic events that preceded the great migration?
10.) What was there about the Harlem neighborhood that encouraged so may artists to produce great work at this time?
11.) what is the historical significance of "I, Too" by Langston Hughes?
12.) What prompted the theme of "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes and how is this theme applicable in any time period?
Dancing in Harlem!
The Shimmy
The Cakewalk
Charleston
A 1923 hit Broadway musical called Runnin’ Wild featured the song "Charleston."
1. Place feet together
2. Right foot - Step back
3. Left foot - Kick back
4. Left foot - Step forward to beginning position
5. Right foot - Kick forward
6. Return to beginning position and repeat
1. Hold arms out, bend elbows, point hands up
2. Swing arms from elbows to right and then to left
3. Combine feet and arm movements
Writers
Writers
Writers
Poetry Of the Harlem Renaissance
Jazz Scene
Art
Politics
- One of the most important African American activists during the 1st half of the 20th century
- Co-founded the NAACP
- 1st African American to earn a degree from Harvard
- Supported Pan-Africanism-- the belief that all people of African descent had common interests and should work together in the struggle for their freedom
- Best known spokesperson for African American rights
- One of the foremost African American leaders of the late 19th and early 20th century
- Founded Tuskegee University
- He rejected the pursuit of political and social equality with whites in favor of developing vocational skills and a reputation for stability and dependability