Hurston helped protect the rights of African Americans during the Harlem Renaissance

During the Renaissance, she was known for her wit, irreverence, and folk writing style.

She wrote books like "Spunk", "How it feels to be Colored Me" and "Their Eyes Were Watching God".

Hurston also wrote plays to highlight the struggles that Black people faced during this time period

Throughout the Renaissance, Hurston influenced many black writers to tell their stories and convey their viewpoints on the struggles of African Americans

W.E.B. Du Bois is said to be the writer who inspired the Harlem Renaissance.

Considering art as a material for 'propaganda', he actually believed that African-American leaders' duty was to make the movement spread and grow so that black people reach liberation through art.

He was also a great advocate of Pan-Africanism- hosting the 5th Pan-African Conference.

Du Bois was personally a mentor and supporter to many key figures such as Jean Toomer and Langston Hughes.

he attempted to set the black aesthetic in his essay ‘Criteria of Negro Art’, demanding that the work of African Americans be appropriate to their culture

Ellington's performance showcased his talent to the world, and his sound became synonymous with the Harlem Renaissance.

The Cotton Club served a diverse audience, and Ellington's performances helped elevate the status of jazz and African American culture.

Ellington gave black musicians the platform to be successful.

Ellington's success at the Club challenged racial stereotypes and helped promote greater appreciation of African American music during the Renaissance.

Ellington's contributions during the Renaissance helped open doors for future generation of African American musicians.

This painting illustrates the mass movement of many African-Americans from the south to the North

Many African- Americans migrated from the south because of more job opportunities up North but also most importantly to escape the racial discrimination from the south and Jim crow Laws

Lawrence wanted the painting to have more dimension for an onlooker to feel what he painted, “I tried to show the excitement, the crowds, the tension, through the use of color, through the use of shapes, forms,”

Lawrence work incorporated the concept of social realism which reflected the political and social atmosphere of the time period.

The mass of people but three separate ports shows how black communities from the south are willing to separate to experience freedom.

During the Harlem Renaissance, musicians followed their passions. Musical artists created and were influenced by jazz, which was a new form of music primarily composed and performed by Black people.

Jazz gave a voice to the experiences of African Americans during the Harlem Renaissance.

The Harlem Renaissance brought Jazz to a wider American audience.

It stemmed from the work songs and spirituals created by slaves.

Encouraged black musicians to follow their passions.

Douglas's understanding of cubism and art deco helped create a style that became the visual signature of the Renaissance

Douglas contributed his distinctive black and white graphic work to Black publications such as the NAACP's Crisis.

He taught at many institutions, where he helped students become great artists themselves.

Douglas's paintings represented African Americans in mainstream art circles.

Douglas's work inspired people to study African Art throughout the Renaissance.

The Apollo later became the premier performance hall for black American performers and a symbol of the movement to promote black cultural awareness in the 1930s.

Its contribution as a nurturing force and a showcase of black talent ranks it as one of this country's most significant cultural resources.

Billie Holiday, James Brown,Luther Vandross, D'Angelo, Lauryn Hill, and countless others began their road to stardom on the Apollo stage.

As a show of respect for its legacy the building was left untouched during the riots of the 1960s. In 1977 the shows were discontinued, and the theatre was operated (unsuccessfully) as a movie theatre.

A year later the building was closed. Purchased by investors in 1981, the Apollo received landmark status in 1983, was renovated, and was reopened to the public in 1985.

The New Negro written by Locke is a collection of fiction, poetry, and essays on African and African-American art and literature that are interpreted.

"The New Negro" became a coined term during the harlem renaissance. It represented a "Negro" that was no longer willing to submit to white standards and racism and would instead advocate and identify with Black excellence .

"The New Negro" developed from the idea of African-Americans abandoning "The Old Negro" archetype of a submissive being to the white race and getting rid of the stereotype imposed onto them by white society.

"The New Negro" spoke on a new possibility and future independent from white America, and being able to have freedom for themselves and "Black Pride" allowing them to become more united.

"The New Negro" allowed African-Americans to showcase their excellence through art, such as poems, books, songs, movies, and also artwork.

Fire!! provided a platform for African American writers to showcase their work during the Renaissance.

The magazine highlighted subjects that were taboo during this time period, challenging social norms.

Fire!! promoted African American culture by redefining stereotypes and portraying black life in a different light.

Fire embraced experimental literature and art styles, which reflected the creativity of the Harlem Renaissance.

Fire challenged up and coming Black writers to challenge the status quo and assert their voices.

The Negro Speaks of River was a poem that became one of the key poems of a literary movement, during the Harlem Renaissance.

The poem argues that the black "soul" has incorporated all of this historical experience, and in the process has become "deep."

The poem thus suggests that black cultural identity is continuous, that it stretches across the violence and displacement of slavery to connect with the past—and that black people have made vital, yet often neglected contributions to human civilization.

In just thirteen free verse lines, the author reviews milestones in the history of his race.

Written by Langston Hughes.