The Harlem Renaissance & Black Identity
1920s-1930s
Harlem, New York
Also Known As the New Negro Movement and the Negro Renaissance
Characteristics
African and Southern roots
Diversity
Sleek Style and Fashion
Highly Educated
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.)

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

W.E.B. Du Bois
Essay:  "Harlem Renaissance and Black Identity"
Langston Hughes
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