Famous People

          There were many famous people that led the Harlem Renaissance. There were musicians changing the music, poets changing the styles, and writers changing the ideas. The musical part of the renaissance was led by trumpeter Louis Armstrong, Chick Webb, Billie Holiday and many more upbeat young icons. These men and women changed the music from the slow blues era to the jazz era. The poet-ism part of the movement was led by Sterling Brown, Claude McKay, and Sterling Brown. These men all had unique ideas towards life, death, religion and aspects otherwise unknown and unspoken in the renaissance. The writers of this era include Zora Hurston, Richard Wright, Countee Cullen, and more. These writers also spread over the genres and gained popularity with their new and eccentric writing styles.     

Citations:
http://www.utoledo.edu/library/canaday/BlackHistoryMonth/bhm2010.html
http://www.csustan.edu/english/reuben/pal/chap9/9intro.html
http://www.jcu.edu/harlem/literature/page_1.htm