The Harlem Renissance

What is the Harlem Renaissance?

• The Harlem Renaissance is the rebirth of Jazz music and Jazz-like poetry

Where did it begin?

• It began in Harlem,NY. and spread throughout the country in the 1920's

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Who led the Harlem Renaissance?

• Langston Huges was a poet that made his poems sound like Jazz music
• James Weldon Johnson was another famous poet that was also a politician

Who led the Harlem Renaissance?

• Charles Parker, Jr. was a highly influential jazz soloist and a leading figure in the development of bebop a form of jazz characterized by fast tempos, virtuosic technique and improvisation.

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Why did the Harlem Renaissance happen?

• The Harlem Renaissance happened because African Americans wanted to bring there culture into American culture

What Effect did the Harlem Renaissance have?

• Jazz music and poetry became very popular

Works Cited

• Davidson, James West, and Michael B. Stoff. America: History of Our Nation. Teacher's ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2007. Print.