I created this piece to demonstrate how the Great Migration has led to the Harlem Renaissance. As Black people in the 1920s migrated for economic success and racial equality, they were able to find that in Northern cities and create a better life for themselves. Many people decided to migrate to Northern cities due to Jim Crow laws and wanting racial equality. The Harlem Renaissance In this picture, there are pieces from the Harlem Renaissance that I recreated. For example, Langston Hughes' poem called Misery describes pain due to heartbreak. Many of these poems became jazz songs. Jazz was a very popular music genre during the Harlem Renaissance and was performed by people such as Duke Ellington. Another piece of art that I tried recreating was James Lesesne Wells' art piece that shows a silhouette in the middle of many buildings. Looking at pictures of the Harlem Renaissance, pictures of clubs like the Apollo and the Cotton Club really spoke to me because it reminds me of my hometown and its marquees.
