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 Langston Hughes was a major Harlem Renaissance poet and writer. He wrote about everyday African American life, hopes, and dreams, and he helped people see Black experiences as an important part of America's story.

Zora Neale Hurston was an American journalist, anthropologist, who reported on the Black struggle in the American South. 

 W.E.B. Du Bois was a scholar, writer, and civil rights leader who pushed for equal rights for African Americans.

He helped create the NAACP in 1909 to fight racism through laws and public action. He also encouraged African American art, writing, and culture during the Harlem Renaissance.

 Josephine Baker was a dancer and singer who used her fame to support equality and civil rights.

Claude McKay was a poet and writer who wrote about fairness and cultural pride during the Harlem Renaissance.

Selma Burke was a Harlem Renaissance artist known for her sculptures. She used her art to honor African American history, culture, and important leaders including President Franklin D. Roosevelt. She moved to New Hope, PA in 1949, established the Bucks County Sculpture Show in 1977 and remained active in the local arts scene, eventually retiring here before her death in 1995.

 Count Basie was a piano band leader known for jazz music.

 Jessie Redmon Fauset was a writer, teacher, and editor who helped shape the Harlem Renaissance. She supported many Black writers by helping them share their work with a wider audience.

 Cab Calloway was a singer and band leader known for energetic jazz performances that made people want to dance and smile.

 Marian Anderson was a famous opera singer who faced unfair treatment because of her skin color, but she kept performing and helped create new chances for other African American singers.

 Louis Armstrong was a musician who helped make jazz music popular, with the help of his trumpet. 

 Dorothy Dandridge was a talented singer and actress who performed in movies and helped open doors for Black actresses in Hollywood.

Paul Robeson was a singer, actor, and activist who spoke out for justice and fairness. He strongly believed people should not stay silent when they see discrimination.

 The Nicholas Brothers were two brothers who performed together and became famous for amazing dance moves, including high jumps and fast footwork.

 Duke Ellington was a band leader who wrote jazz music that people still enjoy today.

 Langston Hughes was a major Harlem Renaissance poet and writer. He wrote about everyday African American life, hopes, and dreams, and he helped people see Black experiences as an important part of America's story. His poems include;   I Too, Mulatto, Mule Bone and Let America be America Again. 

Zora Neale Hurston was an American journalist, anthropologist, who reported on the Black struggle in the American South, her books include Mules and Men, Dust Tracks on a Road, and  Their Eyes Were Watching God . 

 W.E.B. Du Bois was a scholar, writer, and civil rights leader who pushed for equal rights for African Americans.

He helped create the NAACP in 1909 to fight racism through laws and public action. He fought to prevent Jim Crow laws, and was the first Black Person to obtain a PHD.

 Josephine Baker was a dancer and singer who used her fame to support equality and civil rights. She was the first Black Actress who starred in the film in the Siren of the Tropics in 1927.

Claude McKay was a poet and writer who wrote about fairness and cultural pride during the Harlem Renaissance, with poems like  If We Must Die, America, and Harlem Shadows.

Selma Burke was a Harlem Renaissance artist known for her sculptures. She used her art to honor African American history, culture, and important leaders including President Franklin D. Roosevelt, which became the face of the dime. 

 Count Basie was a piano band leader known for jazz music. He composed jazz pieces such as Blue and Sentimental, Jumpin' at the Woodside, and One o'Clock Jump.

 Jessie Redmon Fauset was a writer, teacher, and editor who helped shape the Harlem Renaissance. She supported many Black writers (Langston Hughes and Claude McKay)  by helping them share their work with a wider audience.

 Cab Calloway was a singer and band leader known for energetic jazz performances that made people want to dance and smile, one of his most well known performances was at the Cotton Club.

 Marian Anderson was a famous opera singer who faced unfair treatment because of her skin color. She sang for the inaugurations of Dwight Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy.

 Louis Armstrong was a musician who helped make jazz music popular, with the help of his trumpet, he preformed pieces such as What a Wonderful World. 

 Dorothy Dandridge was a talented singer and actress who performed in movies and helped open doors for Black actresses in Hollywood, playing the lead Bess in Porgy and Bess.

Paul Robeson was a singer, actor, and activist who spoke out for justice and fairness. He strongly believed people should not stay silent when they see discrimination. Additionally, he toured the North America circuit playing the lead role in Othello on Broadway. 

 The Nicholas Brothers were two brothers who performed together and became famous for amazing dance moves, including high jumps and fast footwork. The brother's taught themselves how to tap dance and some of their students included Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson.

 Duke Ellington was a band leader who wrote jazz music that people still enjoy today. One of his closest friends being Ella Fitzgerald, one of his most famous songs being If it Ain't got that Swing.