Harlem Renaissance (1 Jan 1918 Jahr – 1 Jan 1935 Jahr)

Beschreibung:

• Cultural movement – primary literary
• Expansion of African American cultural-intellectual roles
• Centered in Harlem, NY
• Eschewed White ideals
• Jazz Age


Important Figures
• Marcus Garvey
– Flamboyant, ostentatious
– Embarrassing to Black intellectual bourgeoisie (DuBois)
– Appealed to ordinary African-Americans
– Founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), which was the largest African-American organization in its time
– Black Star Shipping Line in 1919 (Return to Africa)

• Alain Locke
– Harvard, Rhodes Scholar, Phi Beta Cappa, PhD.
– "The New Negro" (1925)
• Anthology of writing on African-American expirience
• Different reactions to what it meant to be Black
ª Diversity of experiences – diversity of voices
– Accepted Garvey because of his voice (promoted African-American possibilities)

• Duke Ellington
• Louis Armstrong
• Harlem Globetrotters


POLITICAL EFFECTS
• Heighten awareness and understanding of African-American culture
• Created a distinct culture defined by African-Americans
• Stimulated ideas of Black Nationalism

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