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Langston Hughes (1902-1967)
He is one of the most well known names of the Harlem renaissance. He was a writer, whose pieces ranged from novels, to plays. He wrote short stories, children’s books, translations, and anthologies as well. However, his most well known pieces were his poems. Langston Hughes lived with his friends, the Reeds, after his grandmother died in 1910.

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Billie Holiday (Lady Day) (1915-1959)
She made big hits including “What a Little Moonlight can do” and “Miss Brown to You.” Holiday began working with Lester Young in 1936, who gave her the nick name “Lady Day”. She was one of the first black women to work with a white orchestra.

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He wasn't a small band man for long, though. Louis Armstrong was invited in 1922 to move to Chicago, to play the second cornet in a Creole Jazz Band. However, just two years later, Armstrong moved to New York City, and began playing his music with the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra at the Roseland Ballroom. In 1929, he made his first appearance on the Broadway stage. In his recording of Ain't Misbehaving, he used a pop song, however, interpreted it through jazz.

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Josephine Baker
was a dancer, singer actress and comedian. She was the first African American performer to break free of racial offense. She is known to audiences in both Europe and the United States, she is known as “Black Venus”, “Black Pearl” and Creole Goddess because of her audiences and beauty.

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He became famous with his role in Blackbirds of 1928, and all- black musical on Broadway. He was known for his elegant style and grace with white and black audiences Blacks and whites developed different opinions of him

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The Cotton Club happened to be one of the hotspots. It was located between 142nd street, and Lenox avenue. In 1923, Owney Madden, a white gangster opened the club. It was during the years of prohibition, so guests smuggled alcohol, illegally into the club..

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This ballroom, opened in March, 1926,  was an exciting place to be during the night time in Harlem. it offered 12 consecutive hours of dancing every single day.

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.50 cents, .75 cents on weekends

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Marcus Garvey (1887-1940)
He was self taught, and until he was 14 years old, attended school in Jamaica. While working in Costa Rica and Panama, Garvey became aware of the discrimination that his people, the African Americans, faced. He traveled to London in 1912, where he learned about Booker T Washington’s autobiography, which greatly influenced his movement

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Was established by the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), and would stand for (as quoted) " for the rights of men, irrespective of color or race, for the highest ideals of American democracy, and for reasonable but earnest and persistent attempts to gain these rights and realize these ideals.

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Paul Robeson
He was the first major concert star to popularise the performance of negro spirituals , he was also the first black actor of the 20th century to portray Shakespeare's Othello in a production that consist of an all white cast

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Also known as the "Queen of Happiness" she was an American cabaret singer,dancer, comedian and actress. She was featured in Vogue and Vanity Fair and she was photographed by famous photographers Bassano and Edward Steichen

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Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960)
She was always interested in writing, and during the Harlem Renaissance, she befriended some very famous writers, such as Langston Hughes. By 1935, she had published a handful of short stories, articles, as well as a novel, Jonah’s Gourd Vine.

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Aaron Douglas (1899-1979)
was the Harlem Renaissance artist whose work best exemplified the 'New Negro' philosophy. He painted murals for public buildings and produced illustrations and cover designs for many black publications including The Crisis and Opportunity.

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She attended the School of Museum of Fine Art, Boston, during a time of strong discrimination against African Americans. She entered her works into exhibitions that did not recognize African American artist by having white friends deliver the paintings

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The Apollo Theater was constructed on 125th Street in Harlem, New York. It was originally Hurtig and Seamon's New Burlesque Theatre, and African American admissions were not permitted. It originally featured burlesque, however, the city's mayor at the time, Fiorello La Guardia, did not like burlesque, and campaigned about it. So in January, 1934, African Americans began to perform, and the attention shifted from Burlesque, to the new celebration of Black culture in New York City.

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I, too, sing America.

I am the darker brother.

They send me to eat in the kitchen

When company comes,

But I laugh,

And eat well,

And grow strong.

Tomorrow, I'll be at the table

When company comes.

Nobody'll dare

Say to me,

'Eat in the kitchen,'

Then.

Besides,

They'll see how beautiful I am

And be ashamed-

I, too, am America.

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He became editor of The Messenger, a socialist journal aimed at blacks. He became the first to publish the adult-themed stories of Langston Hughes.

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'Take the A Train'

You must take the A train
To go to Sugar Hill way up in Harlem

If you miss the A train
You'll find you missed the quickest way to Harlem

Hurry, get on, now it's coming
Listen to those rails a-humming

All aboard, get on the A train
Soon you will be on Sugar Hill in Harlem

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Teach Toddlers Colors Numbers Preschool Race Cars & Magnet Truck

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Uploaded by Heidi Anderson on 2016-06-07.

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In the early 19th century, many African Americans moved from their residences in the South, to more industrial, urban areas in the north. One of the factors contributing to the rise of the Harlem Renaissance was the great migration of African-Americans to northern cities (such as New York City, Chicago, and Washington, D.C.) between 1919 and 1926

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In the early 19th century, many African Americans moved from their residences in the South, to more industrial, urban areas in the north. One of the factors contributing to the rise of the Harlem Renaissance was the great migration of African-Americans to northern cities (such as New York City, Chicago, and Washington, D.C.) between 1919 and 1926