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In paragraph form, explain In paragraph form, explain the Harlem Renaissance. the Harlem Renaissance. Describe what you believe Describe what you believe were the goals of African-were the goals of African-American artists, writers, American artists, writers, and musicians in Harlem and musicians in Harlem during the 1920s and 1930sduring the 1920s and 1930s

Marcus Garvey►Jamaican man who Jamaican man who

preached racial pride & preached racial pride & Christian faith and for Christian faith and for black people around the black people around the world to “unite”world to “unite”

►Established the “Black Established the “Black Star Line” – a group of Star Line” – a group of steam ships to bring steam ships to bring Americans Americans back to back to AfricaAfrica

►Red, Green, Black flag = Red, Green, Black flag = blood, land, & raceblood, land, & race

UNIAUNIA►UNIA stood for the “Universal UNIA stood for the “Universal

Negro Improvement Negro Improvement Association”Association”

►It was a black nationalist It was a black nationalist movement started by Garvey movement started by Garvey in 1914in 1914

►Encouraged people of African Encouraged people of African descent to celebrate their descent to celebrate their culture, history, and heritage culture, history, and heritage in a world that made them in a world that made them feel inferiorfeel inferior

A. Phillip A. Phillip RandolphRandolph►College-educated, College-educated,

dignified, well-dress dignified, well-dress journalist who lived in journalist who lived in HarlemHarlem

►He was recruited to lead He was recruited to lead the the Brotherhood of Brotherhood of Sleeping Car PortersSleeping Car Porters – – a union for black porters a union for black porters working on Pullman working on Pullman (fancy train) cars(fancy train) cars

►““Service not servitude”Service not servitude”