Harlem Renaissance.

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Harlem Renaissance.

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• Harlem Renaissance was the period from the end
  of World War I through the middle of the 1930s
  Depression. During which a group of
  African-American writers produced literature in
  the four genres of poetry, fiction, drama, and
  essay.
• Harlem Renaissance included many things such as
  literary movement, racial consciousness, racial
  integration, music (such as jazz, spiritual and
  blues), painting and dramatic revues.

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Literature

• There were many literary writers in the time of
  the Harlem renaissance. One known writer was
  Langston Hughes who published the books The ways
  of the white folks, Laughing to keep from crying,
  and The best of simple. Another known writer was
  Mary White Ovington who published the books Half
  a man, The awakening, and The walls come tumbling
  down. The last known writer was Claude McKay who
  published the books Home to Harlem, Spring in
  New Hampshire, and A long way from home.

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Art

• There are many examples of the art work from
  this time period here are a few of the paintings
  and influential artist from the Harlem
  Renaissance
• The first picture on this slide is called The
  Banjo Lesson and it was created by Henry Ossawa
  Tanner.
• The second picture on this slide is called
  Nightlife and it was created by Archibald J.
  Motley.

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Art continued

• The first picture on this slide is called Sahdji
  and It was created by Aaron Douglas
• The second picture on this slide is called Chain
  Gang by William H. Johnson
• The last picture on this slide is called Fishing
  Smacks by Loïs Mailou Jones.

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music

• The most creative composer of the 20th century
  was Edward Kennedy Duke Ellington. He was
  considered to be Americas best composer, band
  leader, and recording artist. He synthesized many
  of the elements American music like the minstrel
  song, ragtime, tin Pan Alley tunes, and the
  blues. Ellington's first achievement came in the
  form of a three minute song, later he wrote for
  all kinds of settings like, ballroom, comedy,
  nightclub, movie house, and theater.
• The most important improviser in Jazz was Louis
  Armstrong, he also taught the world to swing. He
  was known as the Satchmo short for
  Satchelmouth which was referring to the size of
  his mouth. He had an breathtaking style of
  playing that musicians still imitate. He won the
  hearts of people everywhere. He spread the
  language of Jazz around the world, he served as
  the international ambassador of swing. His impact
  on music continues into the 21st century.

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Music cont.

• Jelly Roll Morton was an itinerant pianist that
  worked in many cities in Louisiana, Mississippi,
  Alabama, and Florida. One interesting fact about
  Jelly Roll Morton was he was a gambler, pool
  player, and procurer, but music also remained his
  first line of business. His first two
  performances with a sextet were Big Foot Ham and
  Muddy Water Blues and he created a series of solo
  piano renditions of his own work.
• Billie Holiday was a troubled woman her father
  left her and then her mother left her with
  relatives that mistreated her and not long after
  that she was jailed briefly for prostitution. At
  some point after 1930 she started singing at a
  small club in Brooklyn, a year later she moved to
  Pods and Jerrys, a Harlem club well known to
  jazz enthusiasts. Her recordings caught the
  attention of musicians throughout America and
  soon other singers were working in Holiday's
  light, rhythmic manner.

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