- The Harlem Renaissance got its name from a large African American neighborhood named the Harlem.
- This was a time period where black writers flourished, many wealthy white people supported them in the arts.
- The Renaissance started in the 1920's and ended in the early 1930's.
- African American's flourised in music, composer's such as Louis Armstrong developed popularity.
- There was a strong sense of racial pride for the African Americans during this time period.
- The Renaissance gave all types of people and insight to what life was like as an African American during the 1920's.
- This era opened an opportunity to show that the white race did not hold anything against the arts, such as literature and writing.
-The Harlem Renaissance started with the Great Migration, which was a movement of African American people from the South moved to the thriving North.
- The NAACP(National Association for the Advancement for Colored People) was also founded during the Harlem Renaissance.
- Another movement enspired by the Harlem Renaissance was the "Back to Africa", started by Marcus Garvey.
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Louis Armstrong
- Louis Armstrong was a popular jazz, cornet and trumpet player, who also sang and was a band leader during the Harlem Renaissance.
- Armstrong grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana, in poverty, he completed school up to only the fifth grade.
- By 1925 Armstrong had a contract recording records and then began his very successful career, creating hits such as songs like "Weather Bird".
-Armstrong was also author of the autobiography Satchmo.
- In 1987 there was a statue dedicated to Armstrong in New Orleans, he also appeared in over fifty motion pictures.
Marcus Garvey
- Garvey created the movement, "Back to Africa" in the United States.
- He was the youngest of eleven children, born in Jamaica.
-Garvey at one point lived in England, but eventually ended up in the United States.
-Garvey was convicted of mail fraud in 1922 and was sentenced to prison in 1925.
-When Garvey was released from prison, he was deported to Jamaica and then later moved to England and passed away.
Langston Hughes
- Langston Hughes was born in Missouri and was mixed raced (father and mother where both african american and white).
- Langston Hughes was raised in Kansas by his maternal mother, he and his brother were participants in want for the abolition of slavery.
- Hughes did not have a strong relationship with his father because his father was a racist man who despised the African American race.
- He was a popular poet and writer during the Harlem Renaissance.
- Hughes died of prostate cancer and was buried in an auditorium dedicated to him.
Works Cited
Wintz, Cary DeCordova. "Harlem Renaissance." Microsoft® Student 2009 [DVD]. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Corporation, 2008.
Hasse, John Edward. "Louis Armstrong." Microsoft® Student 2009 [DVD]. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Corporation, 2008.
"Marcus Garvey." Microsoft® Student 2009 [DVD]. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Corporation, 2008.
"Langston Hughes." Microsoft® Student 2009 [DVD]. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Corporation, 2008.
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