The harlem renaissance was a period of African American artistic accomplishment. During World War I large numbers of African Americans began leaving the south to take jobs in northern factories. They migrated from farmlands in the south to the north or the midwest in search of better opportunities such as education, better lifestyle, better socioeconomic status, and to build an ameliorate lives from themselves. Many A.A decided to travel to NYC, in Harlem. Harlem was the foundation of the Harlem Renaissance movement. This movement was significant because it inspired, built, developed, and bought a new beginning to African Americans. It was where african americans made a debut in the american history. The Harlem renaissance was composed of
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Many famous writers, artists, authors, actors, dancers, athletes and many more figures were developed. One individual in particular was James Cleveland, aka Jesse Owens. He was born on September 12, 1913, in Oakville, Alabama. Owens was the son of a sharecropper known as Henry Cleveland Owens and his mother was Mary Emma Fitzgerald. Jesse was the 7th child of Henry and Emma Owens. Jesse Owens is perhaps best known for proving Adolf Hitler’s theories regarding racial superiority using his athletic capabilities. Hitler believed men and women of Aryan descent were physically, mentally, and smarter than other racial or ethnic groups. Jesse Owens was the first African American olympic athlete from America to win a gold Medal in the Olympics. This is important for a country with a history of racial discrimination. Jesse owen’s life was loaded with childhood poverty, alongside steady isolationism and separatism, but then he figured out how to provide for himself by getting to do something he loves. Jesse also demonstrated to the world his remarkable abilities in olympic track and field which can originate from any individual, regardless of how diverse …show more content…
In the 1920s and 30s African American women were more active and influential than in any other period since the days of the 19th anti-slavery struggle. Sports played a role in the change in consciousness of the Harlem Renaissance period, especially in the 1930s.
1.The astounding thing about those records was that they were set after Owens had fallen down a flight of stairs and was suffering from back pain — and they were accomplished in a time span of about 70 minutes. He teaches people never to give up
2. a time when the nation was grappling with the segregation "problem." Owens, and other African-American athletes traveling with the team, encountered such discriminatory acts as being forced to stay in "blacks-only" hotels and eat at "blacks-only" restaurants. Those "whites-only" motels that let black athletes stay there, had to use the back door and use the stairs instead of the elevator. (Struggles he faced)
3. Owens left Ohio State following the Olympics to try to cash in on his fleeting fame. It did not come
Many famous writers, artists, authors, actors, dancers, athletes and many more figures were developed. One individual in particular was James Cleveland, aka Jesse Owens. He was born on September 12, 1913, in Oakville, Alabama. Owens was the son of a sharecropper known as Henry Cleveland Owens and his mother was Mary Emma Fitzgerald. Jesse was the 7th child of Henry and Emma Owens. Jesse Owens is perhaps best known for proving Adolf Hitler’s theories regarding racial superiority using his athletic capabilities. Hitler believed men and women of Aryan descent were physically, mentally, and smarter than other racial or ethnic groups. Jesse Owens was the first African American olympic athlete from America to win a gold Medal in the Olympics. This is important for a country with a history of racial discrimination. Jesse owen’s life was loaded with childhood poverty, alongside steady isolationism and separatism, but then he figured out how to provide for himself by getting to do something he loves. Jesse also demonstrated to the world his remarkable abilities in olympic track and field which can originate from any individual, regardless of how diverse …show more content…
In the 1920s and 30s African American women were more active and influential than in any other period since the days of the 19th anti-slavery struggle. Sports played a role in the change in consciousness of the Harlem Renaissance period, especially in the 1930s.
1.The astounding thing about those records was that they were set after Owens had fallen down a flight of stairs and was suffering from back pain — and they were accomplished in a time span of about 70 minutes. He teaches people never to give up
2. a time when the nation was grappling with the segregation "problem." Owens, and other African-American athletes traveling with the team, encountered such discriminatory acts as being forced to stay in "blacks-only" hotels and eat at "blacks-only" restaurants. Those "whites-only" motels that let black athletes stay there, had to use the back door and use the stairs instead of the elevator. (Struggles he faced)
3. Owens left Ohio State following the Olympics to try to cash in on his fleeting fame. It did not come