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3 important events
At the end of the American Civil War in 1865 ushered in an era of increased education and employment oppertunities for black American. In 1896, racial equality was delivered a crushing blow when the Plessy V, Ferguson Surpreme Court case declared racial segregation to be constitution acceptable. African-Americans began mpving to Harlem between 1900 and 1920 the number of blacks in New York City neighborhood doubled. -
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Why people moved to Harlem
People started to move to Harlem to get better job and education -
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Why people moved to Harlem
Another reason people moved to Harlem was because in 1904 several middleclass African American families moved away from the decaying conditions of Black Bohemia of midtown into the newly-built suburb of Harlem. Harlem was all over the world and not just one place. -
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3 important people in the Harlem Renaissance
3 important people in the Harlem Renaissance are Langston Hughes, Duke Ellington, and Billie Holliday. -
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3 works of literature
Carl Van Vetchten wrote Nigger Heaven, Paul Robeson was an actor in a play, and Mae V. Cowdery wrote a poet -
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3 musical influences
Louis Armstrong joins Fletcher Henderson’s orchestra, performing at the Roseland Ballroom, The new musical form known as jazz is showcased at Aeolian Hall in New York in the First American Jazz Concert, and Marian Anderson wins a singing competition sponsored by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra