| The Harlem Renaissance & Black Identity | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1920s-1930s Harlem, New York Also Known As the New Negro Movement and the Negro Renaissance |
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| Characteristics African and Southern roots Diversity Sleek Style and Fashion Highly Educated |
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| Black Identity Pre-Harlem Renaissance Former slaves and children of former slaves Southern sharecroppers Little education or literary and artistic expression Minimal political influence |
Black Identity Post-Harlem Renaissance Artistic and literary ability Higher level of intelligence Black nationalistm and separatism More northern workers Political and social organizations with influence (NAACP, UNIA, etc.) |
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| Leaders, Artists, and Writers Alain Locke Langston Hughes W.E.B. Du Bois Marcus Garvey Louis Armstrong Duke Ellington Zora Neale Hurston Claude McKay James Weldon Johnson |
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| W.E.B. Du Bois | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Essay: "Harlem Renaissance and Black Identity" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Langston Hughes | ||||||||||||||||||||||