Harlem Renaissance Influential Figures
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Social Studies
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9th - 12th Grade
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Corey Rinella
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Harlem Renaissance Influential Figures
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LOUIS ARMSTRONG
American trumpeter, composer, vocalist, and actor
among the most influential figures in jazz
brought together many black and white audiences to watch him perform
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Langston Hughes
American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist
Central figure in the Harlem Renaissance
He sought to honestly portray the joys and hardships of working-class black lives
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BESSIE SMITH
American blues singer
Considered one of the best of her time
Set the blue print for future female R&B singers
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CLAUDE MCKAY
AJamaican writer and poet, and was a central figure in the Harlem Renaissance.
literary voice for social justice
He worked with the Universal Negro Improvement Association
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