HARLEM RENAISSANCE

SWBAT: Explain the causes of the Harlem Renaissance and identify the major contributors to the arts.

Homework: study for vocabulary quiz.

Do Now: What is a Renaissance?

What is the Harlem Renaissance?

◦A cultural movement that spanned the 1920s.◦Took place in Harlem, NYC ◦was racial pride that came to be represented in through literature, art, and music.◦Believed the arts could challenge racism and stereotypes.

Harlem

But what started it?◦Answer: the Great Migration.◦After WWI many African

Americans made the move north known as the Great Migration.◦ Looked for jobs and prosperity.

◦Went to Philadelphia, Chicago, and most notably Harlem.◦ 40% increase.

◦Harlem became a center of African American literary, art, and musical creativity and culture.

The Big Three of the Harlem Renaissance

◦Literature

◦Music

◦Art

Music…◦ Listen to the following and write down thoughts, feelings, and emotions as the song

plays on. ◦How would you describe the music you heard? ◦How did it make you feel?◦What kind of music would you characterize this as?

◦ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNi97R8t0Rg&feature=youtu.be

Jazz Music◦The big names:◦Louis Armstrong◦Duke Ellington◦Bessie Smith

◦Orginated in New Orleans.◦All about personal expression and playing with feeling.◦If you felt sad, you played a sad, slow song.

◦Became extremely popular and soon found its way in the dance clubs in Harlem.

Art Analysis

◦Look at the paintings in your guided notes packet. ◦With a partner discuss:◦What is the painting about?◦What is the mood?◦What is the artist trying to accomplish?◦What do they have in common?

A Midsummer Night in Harlem

Palmar Hayden

Into Bondage

Aaron Douglas

Art◦Focused on the African American experience.◦Could be present day depictions of life, or past representations.◦Led to the creation of art centers that provided instruction for students who otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford instruction.

Literature◦ The big names:

◦ Langston Hughes◦ Georgia Douglas Johnson ◦ Claude McKay

◦ Celebrated African American culture and heritage.

◦ Commented on black identity.◦Discussed social problems such as

poverty, racism, and oppression.

MenBy Georgia Douglas Johnson

They have dreamed as young men dreamOf glory, love, and power;

They have hoped as young men hopeOf life’s sun-minted hour.

They have seen as others sawTheir bubbles burst in air,

And they have learned to live it downAs though they did not care.

Analyzing Poetry…

◦What are this poem about?◦How did the poem make you feel?

Exit Discussion◦What do the music, poetry, and art of the Harlem Renaissance have in common?