The Harlem RenaissanceThe Harlem Renaissance

By Tariq AbdulBy Tariq Abdul

Period 6Period 6

3/8/20113/8/2011

Famous QuotesFamous Quotes

• ““Grab the broom of anger and drive off Grab the broom of anger and drive off the beast of fear.”the beast of fear.”

• Sometimes I feel discriminated against, Sometimes I feel discriminated against, but it doesn’t make me angry. It merely but it doesn’t make me angry. It merely astonishes me. How can anyone deny astonishes me. How can anyone deny themselves the pleasure of my themselves the pleasure of my company? It’s beyond me.company? It’s beyond me.

• ““Freedom is never forgiven. It is won.”Freedom is never forgiven. It is won.”

ReligionReligion

• Inspired religion to flourish into many Inspired religion to flourish into many different naturesdifferent natures

• New types of Christianity and New types of Christianity and churches evolved during the 1920s-churches evolved during the 1920s-1930s1930s

• African American Pentecostal was African American Pentecostal was established in the 1920sestablished in the 1920s

• Marcus Garvey organized the African Marcus Garvey organized the African Orthodox ChurchOrthodox Church

Religion(Cont.)Religion(Cont.)

• Charles A. Tiney was the first African Charles A. Tiney was the first African American to write and publish church American to write and publish church hymnshymns

• African American’s praised God through African American’s praised God through styles of the Blues and the Gospelstyles of the Blues and the Gospel

• Thanked God sometimes by breaking into Thanked God sometimes by breaking into the spirit or speaking in tonguesthe spirit or speaking in tongues

• This means that they felt the Holy Ghost This means that they felt the Holy Ghost enter inside their bodiesenter inside their bodies

Religion(cont.)Religion(cont.)

• Thomas A. Dorsey created the style of Thomas A. Dorsey created the style of Traditional GospelTraditional Gospel

• This style of Gospel was a combination of This style of Gospel was a combination of the Blues, hymns, and polyrhythmsthe Blues, hymns, and polyrhythms

• He is known as “The Father of Gospel”He is known as “The Father of Gospel”

• 1924-Bishop Ida Robinson establishes Mt. 1924-Bishop Ida Robinson establishes Mt. Sinai Holy Church of America; which Sinai Holy Church of America; which causes local churches to be run by woman causes local churches to be run by woman pastorspastors

PoliticsPolitics

• Renaissance era was a comfortable Renaissance era was a comfortable time for heated debates and political time for heated debates and political movementsmovements

• Main topics about debates were on Main topics about debates were on integration of schools, restaurants, integration of schools, restaurants, and many other public placesand many other public places

• Blacks wanted discrimination to end Blacks wanted discrimination to end and wanted to be treated equally and wanted to be treated equally and fairlyand fairly

Politics(cont.)Politics(cont.)

• Marcus Garvey was an important Marcus Garvey was an important leaderleader

• Founded the Universal Negro Founded the Universal Negro Improvement AssociationImprovement Association

• Was elected President by his Was elected President by his association’s councilassociation’s council

• Supported the New Negro movementSupported the New Negro movement

• Favored separationFavored separation

Politics(cont.)Politics(cont.)

• W.E.B. Dubois was the leading black W.E.B. Dubois was the leading black politician and philosopher during this politician and philosopher during this eraera

• Favored integrationFavored integration• Supported the music particularly jazz, Supported the music particularly jazz,

spirituals and blues, paintings, and spirituals and blues, paintings, and dramatic revenuesdramatic revenues

• Stressed that everyone was created Stressed that everyone was created equallyequally

SocialSocial

• Many southern African Americans Many southern African Americans migrated to the North seeking dreams in migrated to the North seeking dreams in preserving the black heritage through preserving the black heritage through literatureliterature

• This movement helped African Americans This movement helped African Americans gain self-confidence and a greater gain self-confidence and a greater conscience about themselvesconscience about themselves

• Redefined and reshaped society around Redefined and reshaped society around AmericaAmerica

Social(cont.)Social(cont.)

• Freed many African Americans from Freed many African Americans from the past conditions that they were the past conditions that they were receiving from white Americansreceiving from white Americans

• This era gave blacks an increasing This era gave blacks an increasing instinct of Black urbanity and Black instinct of Black urbanity and Black militancymilitancy

• Magazines such as Crisis and Magazines such as Crisis and Opportunity revealed the evils of Opportunity revealed the evils of discrimination to the world discrimination to the world

Social(cont.)Social(cont.)

• African Americans were triggered African Americans were triggered and began to stand up for their rights and began to stand up for their rights and freedom; eventually led to Civil and freedom; eventually led to Civil Rights movementRights movement

• Dubois stated that a black theater Dubois stated that a black theater should have 4 fundamental should have 4 fundamental principles: “About Us, By Us, For Us, principles: “About Us, By Us, For Us, and Near Us.”and Near Us.”

• Blacks fought for social equalityBlacks fought for social equality

ArtArt

• Artistic works included visual arts, Artistic works included visual arts, theatrical arts, performing arts, musical theatrical arts, performing arts, musical arts, and literary artsarts, and literary arts

• African American artistic works were very African American artistic works were very impressive and some were even better impressive and some were even better than those works of the white Americansthan those works of the white Americans

• Stimulated Negro writingsStimulated Negro writings• West Indian population had a great effect West Indian population had a great effect

on how the American Negro perceived on how the American Negro perceived himselfhimself

Art(cont.)Art(cont.)

• Works spread globally and flourished the Works spread globally and flourished the streets, museums, and many libraries of streets, museums, and many libraries of many states and varieties of different many states and varieties of different groups of peoplegroups of people

• Made people realize that any race, skin Made people realize that any race, skin color, gender, religion can all be talented color, gender, religion can all be talented in literature and any other thingsin literature and any other things

• Many artistic achievements made this Many artistic achievements made this movement become so successfulmovement become so successful

Art(cont.)Art(cont.)

• Writers expressed themselves and Writers expressed themselves and thoughts through their works and based it thoughts through their works and based it on the struggles that blacks facedon the struggles that blacks faced

• Believed in the American Dream; any man Believed in the American Dream; any man that’s industrious, self-reliant, and that’s industrious, self-reliant, and talented can achieve any goals that he talented can achieve any goals that he wanted wanted

• Which meant that discrimination would Which meant that discrimination would come to an end in the futurecome to an end in the future

LiteratureLiterature

• Charles Spurgeon Johnson: editor of the Charles Spurgeon Johnson: editor of the Opportunity, which was the official organ Opportunity, which was the official organ of the National Urban Leagueof the National Urban League

• Inspired many African Americans to Inspired many African Americans to migrate towards New York City to support migrate towards New York City to support the black movementthe black movement

• Blacks from the south, Caribbean, and Blacks from the south, Caribbean, and Africa migrated to northern America as a Africa migrated to northern America as a resultresult

Literature(cont.)Literature(cont.)

• Reshaped and redefined American Reshaped and redefined American society and the economysociety and the economy

• Proved to the world that African Proved to the world that African Americans were just as intelligent as Americans were just as intelligent as white Americans in literaturewhite Americans in literature

• Allowed Harlem to become a Allowed Harlem to become a significant cultural phenomenonsignificant cultural phenomenon

• Blacks migrated between 1919-1926Blacks migrated between 1919-1926

Literature(cont.)Literature(cont.)

• Expressed the values of African American Expressed the values of African American heritage and historyheritage and history

• Re-established the African American Re-established the African American literary expressionliterary expression

• Helped blacks band together to fight for Helped blacks band together to fight for their freedom and equalitytheir freedom and equality

• Helped blacks gain support through its Helped blacks gain support through its excellent works, such as poems, plays, excellent works, such as poems, plays, etc.etc.

Famous PeopleFamous People

• Louis Armstrong-famous jazz playerLouis Armstrong-famous jazz player

• Aaron Douglas-African American painterAaron Douglas-African American painter

• Fats Waller- African American jazz pianist, Fats Waller- African American jazz pianist, composer, comedic entertainer, and composer, comedic entertainer, and organistorganist

• Langston Hughes-most famous jazz player Langston Hughes-most famous jazz player whose music was played worldwide; whose music was played worldwide; inspired many other blacks to continue in inspired many other blacks to continue in his footstepshis footsteps

Langston HughesLangston HughesFebruary 1, 1902- May 22, February 1, 1902- May 22, 19671967

Marcus Garvey (left)Marcus Garvey (left)W.E.B. Dubois (right)W.E.B. Dubois (right)