The Harlem Renaissance
1920's
"The Jazz Singers"
By Archibald J Motley Jr
-Painted in 1934
It represented the rise of jazz and african american culture
Jazz was a big part of the harlem renaissance, Motley loved to paint these types of portraits with life and expression.
Jeunesse
By Palmer Hayden
Showed African rhythmic complexity
Influenced by the artist enjoyment of jazz
Blues
Also by Archibald J Motley jr
1929, it was an oil on canvas
Black music provided the pulse and life of the harlem renaissance. Blues was a big part of it and it was something new the people have never heard before.
Dreams Deferred
If i stopped playing soccer it would be a terrible thing. I would be so upset and sad. I dream to be playing for the Chelsea FC and playing with the best. If my dreams were deferred and crushed i would totally devastated. I know playing soccer for Chelsea is just a dream, but dreams can come true, you just have to believe.
Work CIted
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Wormser, Richard. "Rise and Fall of Jim Crowe." PBS. PBS, 2002. Web. 11 Nov. 2014.
Watry, Emma. "Harlem Renaissance: EMBW." : The Jazz Singers. BlogSpot, 13 Mar. 2013. Web. 14 Nov. 2014.