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A street in Harlem’s shopping district during the 1930’s

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The Renaissance Ballroom and Casino located at 138th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem, 1925 in NY

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Singer and dancer Josephine Baker 1906-1975, a fixture of Harlem Renaissance nightclubs, on a tiger rug around 1925

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Audiences gather outside the Lafayette Theater during a performance of Hallelujah, 1929 in Harlem, NY 

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A lineup of waiters at the Small's Paradise nightclub, 1929 in Harlem

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A man receives a manicure at a beauty parlor in Harlem, NY in 1930

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Lt. James Reese Europe and members of his 369th Infantry Regiment jazz band participate in a parade upon their return to the United States from Europe, 1919

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"Black Snake Moan" by Blind Lemon Jefferson conveys the pain and suffering experienced by African Americans, drawing on the imagery of a black snake as a symbol

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"I Can't Give You Anything But Love" by Dorothy Fields can be conveyed as a reflection of the limited opportunities and resources available to African Americans

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"Aint Misbehavin" by Fats Waller jazz tune conveys a sense of defiance against societal expectations. It's about enjoying life on one's terms.

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Lift Every Voice and Sing is the signature work by Harlem Renaissance artist, Augusta Savage. It takes the form of a harp and a kneeling man 

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"Ive been Buked" by Alvin Ailey acknowledge the mistreatment and discrimination faced by African Americans and the importance of speaking out against injustice

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"Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" by Louis Armstrong depicts the depth of one's personal struggles and pain is known only to a higher power

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"Trouble in Mind" by Nina Simone conveys feeling of sadness but also the belief that these troubles are temporary and that there is hope for a brighter future

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"Black Mountain Blues" by Bessie Smith is conveying the oppression African American had to face during the Harlem Renaissance 

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"Black and Tan " by Duke Ellington conveys the struggle of a Black Man to find a sense of belonging and peace in a world that is hostile or unwelcoming

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"Savoy Blues" by Louis Armstrong was named after the famous venue in Harlem, but its counterpart in Chicago.

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‘Strange Fruit’, written and composed by Abel Meeropol, was recorded by Billie Holiday in 1939 and is widely considered to be one of the first protest songs

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Written by Billy Strayhorn for Duke Ellington references the Great Migration taking the "A Train" to Harlem

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A depiction of the migration done by Jacob Lawrence

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A parade in Harlem organized by the United Negro Improvement Association 

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Zora Neale Hurston, an anthropologist who was known for her writing like "Their Eyes were Watching God and Sweat"

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Langston Hughes working as a busboy in his early career to help support himself. Later on becoming a significant figure in the Harlem Renaissance

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Clayton Bates was a well tap dancer who was known as "Peg Leg" for losing his leg in a cotton-seed mill accident. He performed his tap in top Harlem nightclubs

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Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five Jazz band which made more than 60 records. They still have influential jazz recordings today 

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Jazz musician Duke Ellington performing at the Cotton Club 

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A group of showgirls in costume on stage in Harlem in 1920

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Children playing on Harlem street in the 1920s which later became a destination for African American families of all backgrounds

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 Cootie Williams playing the trumpet in Harlem ballroom in the 1930s

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Harlem's Cotton Club that contained many of the greatest African American entertainers in the 1920s and 1930s

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"Harlem" written by Langston Hughes. Harlem explains what could happen to dreams that are put on hold. It was meant to focus on the dreams of African Americans