A video on the Harlem Renaissance!? A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.
@kubikkuratko1883 жыл бұрын
Youre a bold one Extra credits
@Gravelgratious4 жыл бұрын
This is literally the life of my Fathers side of the family. After WW1 they all immigrated from Trinidad, Grenada, and Guyana to Harlem. I'm glad their story is being told here on Extra History.
@StephySon4 жыл бұрын
I’m so glad to hear about the mentions of Caribbean peoples who added to the Harlem Renaissance. My Haitian family members came later but they too added to that flavor of the city
@malikshakur13064 жыл бұрын
my grandmother moved from North Carolina to Harlem!
@StephySon4 жыл бұрын
@@malikshakur1306 that was a lot of my fathers side of the family as well. From Wilmington to Harlem and Queens
@discoveringtobago6459Ай бұрын
Oh wow ❤
@dragoninthewest14 жыл бұрын
I appreciate Harmon's pragmatism. By insuring that every American regardless of ethnicity has an *equal opportunity* to shine, it benefits America as a whole. This is why health care, educational, justice and financial reforms are so important. To paraphrase Harry S Truman, the American citizen is America's greatest asset. The next great artist, philosopher, politician or inventor to change the world maybe growing up in the ghetto.
@stephenjenkins79713 жыл бұрын
Very few people argue that. The question is "what does that entail"? Because this has been an ongoing issues and every attempt at "fixing" the issue has met with minimal results.
@celenial60093 жыл бұрын
asians dont
@invictidomini68464 жыл бұрын
Love extra history you are the reason I fell in love whith history!!!
@spooder-man81604 жыл бұрын
Same here man
@Robin44 жыл бұрын
You are no loser if you enjoy learning history!!
@connorm10684 жыл бұрын
Likewise!!
@henrigueong23514 жыл бұрын
Same
@Mheim19114 жыл бұрын
Why is the women wearing at mask at like 0:07
@Auscan_Octrice4 жыл бұрын
I swear that this channel knows exactly when to put out historical videos, I’m currently studying the Harlem renaissance in history class, you released the battle of Saipan vids just a week before we began the study of the Marianas islands in ww2 and you even dropped the series on the Spanish flu at the same time we began studying flu and other diseases in my health class, so thank you so much for all of the knowledge that you guys put forth, here’s to years to come for extra history
@jortak11694 жыл бұрын
Haha perhaps this is where the lesson plan comes from 😆
@_vasty37764 жыл бұрын
Lol
@StephySon4 жыл бұрын
Statehood for Guam 🇬🇺 and The Northern Mariana Islands 🇲🇵!!!!
@Julianna.Domina3 жыл бұрын
@@StephySon Big agree. No reason why any of the populated US territories shouldn't be states. I mean, Kingman Reef can probably be left out, since it's 12x6' long and has a permanent population of one coconut tree, but Puerto Rico, Guam, the Marianas, etc all should have their proper representation.
@measic49894 жыл бұрын
Always exciting to see historical focus shed on the more "mundane" aspects of life, this stuff is living history. Always will appreciate your stuff over at EH, my sincere thanks to the team that makes this possible.
@measic49894 жыл бұрын
@Luís Andrade you misunderstand, i only mean to say many history buffs only focus on grand deeds such as ceaser crossing the rubicon and the landings of normandy, while cultural history like this is arguably even more important.
@bluecup11294 жыл бұрын
New York in the early 20s: *WHOOOOO THIS IS GREAT* New York in the late 20s: *AHHHHHHHHH THIS IS TERRIBLE*
@vaughnjohnson87674 жыл бұрын
New York’s ghost: Dude, why was I so bad at being good! New Jersey’s ghost: Maybe cause of me? New York’s ghost: You’re bad, but you ain’t that bad. New Jersey’s ghost: Oh yeah, is China doing those pranks again? New York’s ghost: Yeah... _Hissssssssssss_ New York’s ghost: New Jersey’s ghost: The World in 2020: WWWWWTTTTTTTTTFFFFFFFFFFFFFF *_Explodes in Corona Virus*_*
4 жыл бұрын
@@vaughnjohnson8767 shit joke
@revieman14 жыл бұрын
NY in the 2020's: AAAAAHHHHH Everything is terrible!!!! Time does flow in cycles
@vaughnjohnson87674 жыл бұрын
@ you do better lol. Took me awhile okay?
@jordinagel11844 жыл бұрын
Berlin in the early 20s: *WHOHOO THIS IS GREAT* Berlin in the late 20s: *OH NO EVERYTHING IS TERRIBLE* Berlin in the early 30s: *OH HEY THINGS ARE LOOKING UP AGAIN* Rest of the world in the early 30s, looking at Berlin: *sweats nervously*
@jiminfested4 жыл бұрын
If African Americans do better economically so does the rest of the country - Harmon Should be so hard to realize why it's just dumb to down trod any of your own countrymen. If all groups do better, then so does the entire country
@safe-keeper10424 жыл бұрын
A recent president just learned this to his cost, splitting the country down the middle for then to lose the election when all the people he alienated united to vote against him, and his opponents won more votes than any other candidate in history.
@mindfuel43-z7n4 жыл бұрын
George w bush
@MotherSoren4 жыл бұрын
@@nickpaul3623 ???
@joshuakevinserdan93314 жыл бұрын
@@nickpaul3623 They do.
@wanderingthewastes61593 жыл бұрын
Midgard Eagle the "more votes in history" arguments is one of the most idiotic anyone could use to show a president's popularity because of population growth and increased polarization, if you want to talk about popularity use percentages.
@jjohansen864 жыл бұрын
Nitpick: In the introduction you mention "cool jazz." The problem is that "cool jazz" is a specific subgenre of jazz that started around 1949, most prominently with Miles Davis (so much so that his 1949 series of single recordings was later compiled into an album under the name "Birth of the Cool"), well after the Harlem Renaissance. It was called "cool" because it was a bit more laid back than what had been called "hot" jazz before. Notably, in the 1920s and 1930s, jazz was often divided into "sweet" and "hot," with the hot jazz being much more African American and the sweet jazz being the white variety (though there are some notable white musicians from the time when these terms were used, such as Benny Goodman, who played a much more "hot" style... in fact, almost all the jazz from the era that's well remembered these days was hot).
@rokkfel49993 жыл бұрын
Oh I did not know that I just thought he meant oh jazz is cool
@newzealandmapping5374 жыл бұрын
everything is great oops its the great depression
@isacbowers22344 жыл бұрын
depression everywhere
@lifeisboss70974 жыл бұрын
Everything is great: even the depression
@im_not_emo52494 жыл бұрын
Hey remember when australia during the great depresion got so bad that they fought literal birds and lost. Fun times they were.
@kerrynisbet15144 жыл бұрын
The is no depression in New Zealand.
@kaisahfx12464 жыл бұрын
the birth of a nation was very popular in New Zealand at the time
@ianmckinzie38924 жыл бұрын
This is one of the few videos where I feel like KZbin needs to add a second like button. I grew up listening to the music from this era, and I cut my teeth on poetry with Hughes, Angelou, and McKay. I read Zora Neale Hurston's 'Passing,' and I can still remember just about every scene. People need to know about this stuff. People need to this time; it's one of the few places you can stick your finger on and say "this is a valve in the beating heart of American art." Just like Woodstock, Greenwich, and Mussel Shoals.
@Thewritingelf2 жыл бұрын
Uh so....Zora Neale Hurston wrote 'Their Eyes Were Watching God' whereas Nella Larsen wrote 'Passing'. Both are great books though. Also Maya Angelou came way later than the Harlem Renaissance.
@ay0vee9784 жыл бұрын
Although my family lives an ocean away from Harlem my Grandfather often sings "What a wonderful world" while playing on the piano.
@dont90know4 жыл бұрын
Gotta love the Harlem Renaissance. I doubt any other cultural in US history can compare it's literary accomplishments to the stockpile of incredible books that were written during the Harlem Renaissance.
@sirsteam1814 жыл бұрын
What do you mean by Cultural? Do you mean an cultural group and the accomplishment therein or do you mean the Majority of Cultural groups mixed together under a similar culture banner?
@TheUnnbreakable4 жыл бұрын
I love that making life better for people improves the country as if it’s some mysterious secret.
@joshuawells8354 жыл бұрын
Langston Hughes was a big part of my junior years in both high school and college. Even watch this episode, I am reminded of his poem "Give Us a Peace", which I think a lot of people should ready, especially now.
@erraticonteuse4 жыл бұрын
My favorite Hughes poem is "Let America Be America Again", also very fitting for these times...
@StephySon4 жыл бұрын
My favorite is Rivers
@Eric_Hutton.19804 жыл бұрын
The Harlem Renaissance is such a fascinating movement in literature an music. A movement that needs to be more well known.
@holyarchangelmichael4 жыл бұрын
Harlem is truly a center of American culture. Thanks for doing a video about this important city.
@nulolove4 жыл бұрын
Im from Riverside and I remeber NYC Old niggas used to tell us about the HR. its great to see extra credits teaching about our city!
@devyneblessing3 жыл бұрын
If only history was delivered in this format in schools back in the day, we would have more people who know their history , I have to force history down my children's throat for them to get an info at all, they think I am crazy for being so interested in history. This is so great, my new fascination
@spencersinger66544 жыл бұрын
I would love if you continued this series and went more into depth!
@connorgleason98054 жыл бұрын
I wish it could have been a full series, but this is extremely appreciated. Thank you for your work as always!
@Eramiserasmus4 жыл бұрын
The Harlem Renaissance, one of the interesting moments for changing New York culture.
@CliffCardi4 жыл бұрын
Don’t forget, it was these jazz musicians that gave NYC its nickname: The Big Apple
@mrrd44444 жыл бұрын
I did extensive research about the Harlem Renaissance... For a fanfic I was writing, and I loved it so much I went on a Harlem history walking tour the same year when I visited my sister in New York 😁 the guy leading the tour had jazz playing on a speaker in his bag and taught us so much. It was awesome.
@duck8dodgers4 жыл бұрын
Maybe I'm a bit biased as a NYC tour guide, but trying to cram the Harlem Renascence into one episode is like trying to cram an ocean into a bucket. You could have easily done an episode a medium at the very least. Good work for the space though, even if you didn't give a shout out to my personal favorite painter, Jacob Lawrence. Also if anyone is in NYC they should totally visit the Studio Museum in Harlem. It is my favorite of the small museums in the city.
@dilbertbilbertcrabbert18684 жыл бұрын
Ah yes, a interesting historical mess again. Keep the good word up y’all! I love learning about the mess of history.
@francescobuadu89124 жыл бұрын
🤨🤨🤨What????
@dilbertbilbertcrabbert18684 жыл бұрын
@@francescobuadu8912 What’s confusing you?
@theresahall15914 жыл бұрын
Well hopefully we learn not to be that stupid and jerky again.
@Loremastrful4 жыл бұрын
Great subject. I appreciate you guys had a limited amount of time. Somethings I'd like to add. WW1 played a significant part in the Northern Migration. After being shipped to Paris, Rome and Athens, moving to NYC seemed easy by comparison. Second, the Renaissance led to the proliferation of Historical Black Colleges and University. The art is definitely important, but scholars and lawyers follow like a young Thurgood Marshall in Chicago. It's a vibrant time and very hard to cover it all in 10 minutes.
@zaius684 жыл бұрын
As an European who don't know much about black culture in America I appreciate these types of videos.
@davidarcesolano83754 жыл бұрын
It feels so shorten. I would have loved more episodes about this. Maybe an extra art history?
@br1lliantplanets6434 жыл бұрын
We were just learning about this in school, what a coincidence, love it!
@nashwinston13954 жыл бұрын
Table top role players, get your hands on Harlem Unbound for Call of Cthulhu you'll thank me later.
@k1d_b4nda1dzalt34 жыл бұрын
Huh maybe
@supinearcanum4 жыл бұрын
I do like how this draws up the friction with socialism in the states even amid the Black community it could ostensibly aid, and the favoring of capitalism as an American sociocultural priority even across racial lines. It speaks to the difficulty of growing socialist movements in the states even to this day.
@MrTaxiRob4 жыл бұрын
Amen, comrade. It's the corruption inherent in capitalist philosophy that blocks attempts at liberation.
@jjsmith77074 жыл бұрын
And thank God Socialists have difficulty that way they can't ruin everything.
@54032Zepol4 жыл бұрын
Awesome love it when you focus on the underrated historical moments.
@clintonwashington86092 жыл бұрын
I didn’t know you guys did a video on the Harlem Renaissance. 😢 THANK YOU
@alpacaofthemountain87606 ай бұрын
Great video! So much of our culture comes from this period
@itz_max13554 жыл бұрын
This is the earliest I’ve been for a video
@StephySon4 жыл бұрын
The amount of hope this time period gave to the black community was unprecedented. We were given a time to shine. To breathe. To live. It was a beautiful moment in American history
@nathanishungryanimations72064 жыл бұрын
All to show that people of culture really are important and give the world much great things. They really are actual people, not like we ever should need more proof but we have it.
@SilentGlaceon944 жыл бұрын
Also as a brief recommendation for further research relevant to the Harlem Renaissance, look at the history of tap dance.
@Dennis_Ryan_Lynch3 жыл бұрын
Me with De Bois at 1918 looking for renaissance: This was a great vid to watch! As an avid artist and art fan I’m glad to see more artistic history :D
@walterscogginsakathesilver62462 жыл бұрын
It’s amazing what people can get accomplished. Even in times of darkness like Jim crow. I believe the time has come for The new Renaissance to start again.
@sErgEantaEgis124 жыл бұрын
It's nice that you talk about black history. I didn't know about this before!
@OrangeSheepPlayz6 ай бұрын
Nice video!!
@im_not_emo52494 жыл бұрын
I always love the new videos, the extra history is my favorite.
@JellicleCat094 жыл бұрын
Awesome! I've had tabs open on my work computer for months to learn more about the Harlem Renaissance!
@umjackd4 жыл бұрын
This was fascinating and a nice introduction to the topic. I'd always heard about the Harlem Renaissance but not as much as I'd have liked.
@TheCreepypro4 жыл бұрын
man is this great to see since it doesn't get talked about enough today
@AeromaticXD4 жыл бұрын
I swear the colours of these episodes has been improving so much as of late!
@k1d_b4nda1dzalt34 жыл бұрын
Thank you for keeping me up when I'm down, this is not related to the vid but thank you, every video keeps me happy just thank you
@robertortiz-wilson158811 ай бұрын
Beautifully done!
@quadeevans64844 жыл бұрын
Art.. Is an explosion!!!
@TheSpencermacdougall4 жыл бұрын
I got that reference. (A Naruto character,right?)
@quadeevans64844 жыл бұрын
@@TheSpencermacdougall deidara specifically
@sor39993 жыл бұрын
I prefer "art's a blast"
@イッゼィセブ4 жыл бұрын
Please do one about Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood and people!!! Very important in African American history!
@Laeiryn3 жыл бұрын
One of these about New Orleans during the jazz era would be awesome.
@FrankTulloch7 ай бұрын
Thank you for the rundown
@firebirdchild9754 жыл бұрын
Art the great unifiere noting better than a good conversation between wel meaning individuals discussing creative works of all kind
@belovedcommunityco-op297 Жыл бұрын
this is so educating
@beeaggro25934 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite stories is that in Miami, an extension of this movement, after black artists finished performing in the segregated Miami Beach night clubs and generally the island, they would normally go to Overtown and start playing in the local clubs for the entire night and party with the people there until dawn
@Jubel064 жыл бұрын
This is an amazing episode. Now you KNOW you have to do a series on the Civil Rights movement right?
@shawnheatherly4 жыл бұрын
A fantastic surprise for a highlight.
@robertagoddard8724 жыл бұрын
I think it's funny how the Harlem renaissance coincides with the KKK rising to it's highest extent in US history
@NickHannula4 жыл бұрын
It’s not a coincidence. Racist violence by southern whites drove many African Americans north. And northern whites reacted to that migration by also becoming violent against them. The Klan became popular north and south alike.
@Demicleas4 жыл бұрын
@@NickHannula ya this is why most KKK remaining holdings are in states like chigago or michigan. For example. Rather in states like louisiana. Or florida.
@StephySon4 жыл бұрын
@@Demicleas Chicago is a city not a state. The stage is Illinois. And be aware there are kkk sects and cells in all 50 states. Some are simply more vocal then others. And make no mistake, Louisiana and Florida sects are still there
@smashbreault40514 жыл бұрын
From Cleopatra to 1800's Japan to 1918 Harlem. I like that there is always a different era every saga.
@gabrielaagusts98544 жыл бұрын
After watching this i hope you guys will make a extra history on the blues
@invictidomini68464 жыл бұрын
4:16 capitalist Trotsky
@thedownfallparodist11454 жыл бұрын
Good Video!
@noahtabor93994 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making amazing content.
@medeastar4 жыл бұрын
Wow. It's great that unlike other historical KZbin channels, you guys cover ugly parts of history. It's great. I also suggest either a Sandra Day O' Connor series or an RBG series. That would be very enjoyable to watch. 😊
@sarasamaletdin45743 жыл бұрын
There won’t be series on them since the channels cut of date is 1920 unless the videos are sponsored.
@Gingythekidd4 жыл бұрын
Love the vids guys keep up the good work 😁😁
@bu22king794 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite parts of my history class
@hridayee_empowers3 жыл бұрын
Such an amazing illustration
@jannellej79174 жыл бұрын
The best thing about that time period was MARCUS MOSIAH GARVEY! Let's not forget the scientist and inventors of that time as well.
@powerist2094 жыл бұрын
*Coughs in Liberia*
@StrangeGamer8594 жыл бұрын
Wasn't Marcus Garvey the guy who wanted a black sort-of-fascist state in africa?
@angeladetommasi24594 жыл бұрын
Cite me one please?
@jannellej79174 жыл бұрын
@@angeladetommasi2459 if you really care feel free to Google.
@lkawsome17114 жыл бұрын
How about the golden age of Irish learning?
@matthewbrennan31274 жыл бұрын
Irish people aren't woke enough
@pocketsand52164 жыл бұрын
Was this an actual thing? I've heard of Ireland's role as Europe's catholic appendix, but was there a post industrial irish golden age, or are you just being an asshole?
@ccggenius4 жыл бұрын
You mean those halcyon days before the invention of whisky and Catholicism?
@comradepolarbear69204 жыл бұрын
@@matthewbrennan3127 what ???
@thenablade8587 ай бұрын
@@matthewbrennan3127You people call everything woke. Irish American intelligence at their finest.
@Wolfiyeethegranddukecerberus174 жыл бұрын
I love all of the Extra Credits videos, but *very* small nitpick, "Caribbean" is stressed on the -bean
@StephySon4 жыл бұрын
Indeed indeed 🇭🇹
@pietvanvliet19874 жыл бұрын
And a hundred years later, we gave them the "Harlem shake" in return... We owe poor Harlem an apology.
@diarradunlap93374 жыл бұрын
To be fair, however, you Nederlanders DID name the area.
@StephySon4 жыл бұрын
To be aware there was an original Harlem shake that is from Harlem long before that silly internet dance
@LexiLunarpaw7 ай бұрын
Guess I'm not the only one who thought of The Harlem Shake when watching this lol
@alessandrodelogu79314 жыл бұрын
Good video, and very instructive. Here in Italy we study mainly our own literature, plus the Latin and sometimes the Greek ones, due to their influence on the former, and something about the other Western literatures. In our schoolbooks American literature is one page, and African American literature even less, so I knew almost nothing about the Harlem Renaissance before watching this video. Keep doing this amazing job. Next time you could make something about the Heian period in Japan, or Italian Neorealism.
@pckbread75434 жыл бұрын
I had to do a project on the Duke, at first it was another English project but little did I know that I'd still listen to him and Armstrong to this day and even move a little to the beat
@LuccianoBartolini4 жыл бұрын
This was a very good video.
@wemakelol Жыл бұрын
that thumbnail really be saying I put the new forgis on the jeep
@yo20264 жыл бұрын
I really love this part of the channel
@charliefarmer43659 ай бұрын
Interesting fact: Birth of a Nation was the first Blockbuster movie.
@VTimmoni4 жыл бұрын
Nice reference with the 'deep as the Hudson River' line.
@WildBillCox134 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this. Gladly liked and shared.
@wisdommapping94064 жыл бұрын
Funny, I’m learning about this in class
@anthonyakator61814 жыл бұрын
I'm a simple man when I see Extra History I click
@cristiungurianu4 жыл бұрын
First Wawawiwa! Great succes!
@ikeekieeki4 жыл бұрын
awesome story to share, thank you
@ameliadodger70194 жыл бұрын
HOW? I literally just had class on this today. EC can read minds
@harveyholmes95334 жыл бұрын
You’ll look smart tomorrow when you go in with a load of new information
@hansheden4 жыл бұрын
Again I'd like to lift the series "Jazz" by Ken Burns.
@michaelr35834 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Well done
@weallobject86464 жыл бұрын
Fantastic stuff!
@jovanweismiller71143 жыл бұрын
My children attended the same elementary school in Lawrence, Kansas that Langston Hughes attended 80 years before.
@toxicmlnk48433 жыл бұрын
im using this for classwork
@Aki_kunEditz93 жыл бұрын
I'm learning about the harlem renaissance
@Johndoe-cg3kf4 жыл бұрын
Oh thank god I am doing a unit on this right now so well thank you
@Canhistoryismylife4 жыл бұрын
this is a great video, but it kind of downplays the significant role African American artists played in the socialist movement such as Paul Robeson while examining the role of William Harmon a rich white capitalist.
@peterglazier5554 жыл бұрын
A liberal's true colours always show
@maximsavage4 жыл бұрын
This isn't a video about the socialist movement, it's about the Harlem Renaissance. Both were happening around the same time, but they aren't the same thing.
@0yodelingpickle526 Жыл бұрын
I dont think you understand the word "downplay". Not mentioning something, or not talkin about it in detail is not "downplaying", it would be downplaying if they said "its not that significant".
@anonomyspizza4 жыл бұрын
Ok but when are we going to get an Extra History episode about the Precambrian Explosion?
@erraticonteuse4 жыл бұрын
That's technically prehistory...
@anonomyspizza4 жыл бұрын
@@erraticonteuse still technically part of history just before we started recording history
@sarasamaletdin45743 жыл бұрын
History before records is always different and subject of more questions and more suited elsewhere.
@ConnorBlackwood4 жыл бұрын
There's some really interesting Theatre history in the NYC federal theatre project, and the "Negro Theatre Unit". It's a pretty understated part of New York theatre history and black contributions to theatre.
@sir66944 жыл бұрын
*_THREE CHEERS TO EXTRA CREDITS!_*
@johnnybadboy34754 жыл бұрын
I would complain that we already learned about this in school, but this is such a neat movement that I don’t really care.
@sarasamaletdin45743 жыл бұрын
They never said they won’t be doing famous topics. Extra refers to the channel as whole which started with video games, not that the history need to be obscure.
@matterhorn7314 жыл бұрын
Great episode! One thing I'm curious about is the inclusion of face masks in some of the illustrations (0:05, 0:14, and 1:37). What's the historical context for these depictions? Was this a response to dusty roads and fields, or maybe industrial air pollutants? Or is it more of a nod to our _current_ context in the year 2020?
@majestic38502 жыл бұрын
Probably the Spanish flu pandemic during that time
@SharowbladyeGaymerPorate4 жыл бұрын
Can you guys does some things about Steve Biko. He’s a badass
@StephySon4 жыл бұрын
I can already hear the song from “A Tribe Called Quest” that bore that South African martyrs name