The Harlem Renaissance By Kevin Cakanac and Kyler Mccoy
The Cotton Club
The Cotton Club was arguably the largest Jazz club in all of Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance. Even though the club was whites only, some of the most influential African American artists performed there.Artists such as Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Chick Webb all performed at the Cotton Club
Dreams
This piece of art was created by Aaron Douglas in 1927 for the book "Study For God's Trumbone." It is also a part of his series "Aspects Of Negro Life" which shows how African Americans went from freedom in Africa to Enslavement in the USA
Charles I Triple Portrait
Jacob Lawrence made this picture called "Dreams". The interesting thing about "Dreams", is that you can look at the photo from 2 different ways and it shows 2 different thing. While vertical, it can appear that they are dancing meanwhile if the picture is horizontal it looks like they are sleeping.
James Weldon Johnson
James Weldon Johnson has a plethora of many different writings. He is best known for his novel, Ex-Colored Man. He also has a book of poems, which is called God's Trumbone.
Jean Toomer
Jean Toomer is an author that released some short stories, poems, and even novels during the Harlem Renaissance. His most famous work was "Cane", because it addressed rural African American struggles.
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington was a composer of Jazz Orchestras. he was also famous for him being a pianist. A couple good songs of his include- "Caravan" and "In A Sentimental Mood".
Ferdinand Joseph Lamothe
Ferdinand Joseph Lamothe, otherwise known as Jelly Roll Morton was a famous pianist and composer during the Harlem Renaissance. He even claimed that he invented Jazz, but he got a tad bit of hate for that. His most famous work is "The Jelly Roll Blues"
Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes was a very interesting man during the Harlem Renaissance. He created many poems about the African American community during the Harlem Renaissance. He also helped inspire many people from other areas in the world, such as Africa.
Marcus Garvey
Marcus Garvey was a Jamaican born political influencer. He was the first president of the African Communities League, which had a huge influence on African Americans as a whole. Even though he was deported in 1927, he still made a big difference in Harlem
Harlem YMCA
The Harlem YMCA back in the Harlem Renaissance was seen as one of the most prominent recreational and cultural centers. It significance is so large because the Harlem YMCA had the largest African American membership out of anywhere in the USA
