Overview
This week, your assignment is to explore the legacy of the black artist during the Harlem Renaissance in Harlem, New York. Please review the section in Chapter 14: The Modernist World on the Harlem Renaissance and then view these two videos on this movement in art, paying close attention to the sections on music. Then, you will need to choose one of the following artists to write about History Brief: The Harlem Renaissance (Links to an external site.)
and Harlem Renaissance Music Playlist (Links to an external site.).
- Louis Armstrong
- Duke Ellington
- Benny Goodman
- Harry James
- Glenn Miller
- Tommy Dorsey
- Count Basie
- Artie Shaw
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Bessie Smith
- Billie Holiday
- Fats Waller
- Jelly Roll Morton
- Willie Smith
Once you've chosen a musician, please explore his or her music in depth. In two pages, discuss your artist's role in the Harlem Renaissance and the humanities.