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The Great Migration
The Great Migration = Black exodus from the South in the early 20th century
By 1920, over 5 million of the nation's 12 million blacks lived in cities
Why?
The primary factor for migration among southern African Americans were segregation, an increase in the spread of racist ideology, widespread lynching.
Lack of social and economic opportunities in the South also contributed.
People began "voting with their feet"
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Important People
Claude McKay: Born in Jamaica. Poet. Used money from the books he sold to move to the United States. Wrote about the pain of life in the ghetto. "If We Must Die."
Langston Hughes: Missouri-born Langston Hughes was the movement’s best known poet. Many of his poems described the difficult lives of working-class blacks. Some of his poems were put to music, especially jazz and blues.
Zora Neale Hurston: Wrote novels, short stories and poems. Often wrote about the lives of poor, unschooled Southern blacks. She focused on the culture of the people– their folkways and values.
Many artists find inspiration from the Harlem Rennessiance. In particular, musicians often sample of cover songs from the era.
Billie Holiday