The Harlem Renaissance

What is The Harlem Renaissance?

• It was an intellectual, social and artistic explosion of African Americans.

• was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world, lasting from 1929 to 1939.

Where was the Harlem Renaissance?

• Tennessee

• Washington

• New York

• New Jersey

In what year did it happen?

• 1856

• 1920

• 1820

• 1900

Some of the key figures of the Harlem Renaissance

• LANGSTON HUGHES

• ARISTOTLE

• JOSEPHINE BAKER

• LOUIS ARMSTRONG