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    The Harlem Renaissance:

    Time covered, concepts researched, familiar names creating in the arts?

    Begun around 1918 and continued to 1937

    The movements vitality suffered from the Great Depression.

    Great Depression was 1929-1941

    “The Harlem Renaissance was the development of the Harlem neighborhood in New York City
    as a Black cultural mecca in the early 20th Century and the subsequent social and artistic
    explosion that resulted.”

    Mostly started because of the influx of the black folks getting to the neighborhood because of the
    great migration that occurred 1910-1970. Then in 1915-1916, because of natural disasters in the
    south resulted in black folks being without a job. Harlem was one of the most popular
    destinations for families.

    “Helmed by white author and Harlem writers’ patron Carl Van Vechten and filled with works
    from prolific Black writers including Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston and Aaron Douglas,
    the magazine exoticized the lives of Harlem residents. Van Vechten’s previous fiction stirred up
    interest among whites to visit Harlem and take advantage of the culture and nightlife there.”

    Jazz music thrived during this time

    “Some of the most celebrated names in American music regularly performed in Harlem—Louis
    Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Bessie Smith, Fats Waller and Cab Calloway, often accompanied by
    elaborate floor shows. Tap dancers like John Bubbles and Bill “Bojangles” Robinson were also
    popular.”

    “The Harlem Renaissance was a golden age for African American artists, writers and musicians.
    It gave these artists pride in and control over how the Black experience was represented in
    American culture”

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