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The Great Migration and Harlem Renaissance Unit Plan Overview

 

Overview:

Overview:

Mass migrations of African Americans to the urban North from the repressive South of the United States occurred following World War I (1914-1918). The new racial compositions of cities like Washington D.C., Philadelphia, New York, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Chicago and Saint Louis created a cultural phenomenon known as the New Negro movement. This movement will later be referred to as the Harlem Renaissance.

 

Rationale:

Rationale:

This unit plan is being taught to introduce students to the cultural movement, the Harlem Renaissance. These lesson plans give the students the opportunity to explore art from a different period of time in this country's history, focus on a specific Harlem Renaissance artist and use their imaginations to create their own little piece of the Harlem Renaissance.