The Harlem Renaissance

"One of the most exciting periods in American History, if not in the history of the world, is the Harlem Renaissnace." Harlem is a...

Harlem was the heart of the "Jazz Age". In the 1920 Jazz was the music that made the people dance. Sweet melodies with a driving r...

The pioneer work in the artistic development of jazz was done by the Negro artists. Jazz is very spontaneous in its playing technique. A lot...

Louis Armstrong had a major impact on Jazz. He brought a soloist's art into the ensemble nature of Jazz and was one of the most importan...

Ella was born in Newport News on April 25 in 1917. After her birth her parents (William and Tempie) got divorced. Tempie and Ella moved in w...