Rhapsodies in Black: The Cultural Awakening of the Harlem Renaissance 

 A cultural awakening in  Harlem captivated the imagination of writers, artists, intellectuals transcending regional and racial

boundaries to  produce an  impressive range of literature, music, dance and theater.

Harlem Renaissance was flowering of African American intellectual life during the 1920s and 1930s. It was also known as the "New Negro Movement.” Some 100,000 African-American residents made  Harlem was one of the largest black communities in the world and a  vibrant, creative cultural hub that nourished poets , artists and musicians. 

Cultural Impact of the Great Migration: Via literature, poetry, music and musicals, African American culture spread into the mainstream.

Case Study: Harlem Renaissance was flowering of African American intellectual life during the 1920s and 1930s. It was also known as the "New Negro Movement." Racial pride blossomed in the northern black communities. 

Jazz artists of the 1920s:.Harlem became a highly popular nightclub and entertainment mecca for residents in and outside the burgeoning city. Patrons soaked up the music of Duke Ellington, Bessie Smith, and Louis Armstrong.

Long Term Cultural Impact: 

The family of American trumpeter, composer, singer Louis Armstrong (1901 –1971), moved from Louisiana to Illinois

The family of jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926 –1991) migrated from Arkansas to Illinois

The family of jazz saxophonist John  Coltrane,  (1926 –1967) migrated from North Carolina to Pennsylvania  

The family of  American jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk  (1917- 1982) migrated from North Carolina to New York City

African American authors Harlem became a symbol of the African American struggle for civil and economic equality captured in the writings of Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Countee Cullen and Clause McKay

Rise of Black Nationalism 

OPTION #1 Booker T. Washington

OPTION #2 W.E.B Du Bois (NAACP)

OPTION #3  Marcus Garvey (UNIA)

Garvey founded the United Negro Improvement Association to promote the resettlement of blacks in Africa. In the United States, the UNIA also sponsored stores and other businesses to keep blacks' dollars in black pockets.

Marcus Garvey’s legacy:  Established the Black Star Line a charter back to Africa for those who wanted to leave.