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Marcus Garvey
Garvey was a self taught man that became known as the "Black Moses" for his inspirational speeches and gained over 2 million followers. -
Josephine Baker
Josephine Baker was a famous dancer and actress that broke free of racial offense and became a known star. -
Florence Mills
Florence Mills starred in the film "Shuffle Along" and later became an international super star starring in a popular show "Lew Leslie's Blackbirds" becoming an icon for African Americans not only in the United States but all over the world, -
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong was a popular jazz musician in the 1920's that had new style and a different type of ryhthm than musicians from the previous ages. -
Chick Webb
Chick Webb was a black male that contributed to a new "swing style" of music at the age of 17 in Chicago. -
Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes wrote lots of poems including "Democracy" which is about having freedom for everyone including blacks and how everyone is equal. -
The Cotton Club
A white gangster opened the Cotton Club which later came to show off African American talent during the Harlem Renaissance. -
Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson starred in "Ten Nights in the Barroom" a well known film and recieved an award from the NAACP which inspired African Americans everywhere. -
The Savoy Ballroom
The Savoy Ballroom was a club were not only whites but African Americans could come and dance the night away which was a huge improvement and contributed to the Harlem Renaissance. -
Lois Mailou Jones
Lois Mailou Jones shows through her works of art that "black people do not have white friends" because although she had won many awards they were taken from her and given to her white competors. No one could stop her even after all the criticism she underwent. -
Billy "Bonjangles" Robinson
Billy Robinson became famous in the musical "Blackbirds" an all black musical on broadway and became known as an icon for other African Americans seeking a career in the Broadway business. -
Wallace Thurman
Wallace Thurman wrote a book called The Blacker the Berry that gave a general outline for what life was for most African Americans. Wallace also wrote articles for magazines and banned together with other black writers of the time to spread the message of freedom and equality. -
Zora Neale Hurston
Zora Neale Hurston was a very popular writer during the Harlem Renaissance for her portrayal of African Americans and wrote the successful book "The Eyes Were Watching God". -
Aaron Douglas
Aaron Douglas was a very popular artist during the Harlem Renassaince and his work showed the "New Negro" philisophy and in his works it showed the process of the blacks becoming free slowly throughout the years. -
Jacob Lawrence
Jacob Lawrence was very popular in the African American community for his paintings of the Africans migrating from Africa to the United States and how poorly they were treated like in this picture he shows how the women were treated poorly and put to work as slaves.
