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February 17, 2011U.S. History

Mr. Green

The students identify the causes and results of the migration of African-Americans to Northern cities in the early 1900’s by describing the outbursts of African-American artistic activity

Announcement: Chapter 13 Test Next TuesdayDue: African-American project March 4Drill: Read One American’s Story on page 470

and answer the following1. What effect did Hurston’s early reading

have on her? 2. What do you think the oyster knife

represented to Hurston

Agenda/Topics To Be Covered

African-American Voices in the 1920’s“Black is beautiful” coined during the 20sThe Move NorthGreat Migration-racial violence/discrimination

crop failuresNumber of African-Americans doubled in some northern cities25 race riots in 1919African-American goalsDuBois and the NAACPFocus on anti-lynching lawsMarcus GarveyWanted a separate society for African-AmericansReturn to AfricaMovement died when Garvey went to jail

The Harlem Renaissance Ch. 13 Section 4 pgs. 470-475

Harlem becomes world’s largest black urban community in the 1920’s

Cite of the Harlem RenaissanceAfrican-American WritersLed by well-educated, middle class African

AmericansClaude McKay-resist prejudice and

discriminationLangston Hughes-difficult everyday lives of

working-class African-Americans

The Harlem Renaissance Flowers in New York

African-American PerformersShuffle AlongPaul RobesonAfrican Americans and JazzNew OrleansLouis ArmstrongSpread from Chicago to KC, LA, and NYCCotton ClubDuke EllingtonBessie Smith

Students will identify the contributions of the following people

Alain LockeJean ToomerCountee CullenNella LarsenDorothy West James Weldon Johnson

Independent Work

1. Study for Chapter 13 Assessment on Tuesday

Homework