This belief is sometimes realized in the act of Paternalism, or a field of thought where the white society feels that it is their duty to help the black people raise themselves up out of barbarism and lead a happy life of servitude. Sometimes paternalism is somewhat necessary, as in the case of the Harmon Foundation during the Harlem Renaissance. (Harlem Renaissance Video) Without the Harmon Foundation, many black artists would not have gotten a chance to express themselves, and the public might not have been exposed to black art. ...

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The Harlem Renaissance, as the name given to this whole bunch of artistic and literary revivals, is believed to have begun in 1923 with Jean Toomer's novel Cane. ... Claude MacKay's "America" is a poem about the African Americans" life and the bitterness of that life resulting from the prejudice and hatred of whites" against them. ... This has almost always been the general truth of African Americans" life in America; it is bitter in the sense that they have been discriminated and even victimized by slavery and lynching, yet no matter what they have mostly managed to survive and like...

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Baldwin imbues the story with many aspects of his own experiences, such as the discrimination, poverty and the tragic events such a life will inevitably include. ... A city where racism was not only common place, for much of his life it was legal. ... In America at least, Baldwin and many other black artists found reprieve in the "Harlem Renaissance" in Paris, France. ... Baldwin offers recurring thematic elements that address the complexities which pervade both his culture and his life, being shunned from that which you are a part of. ... Baldwin was long wary of such a response t...

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The Harlem Renaissance was a turning point for many African Americans. ... Clare Kendry's life is a perfect example of the plight of the "tragic mulatto". ... Clare Kendry passes in order to secure a more stable life. ... It is obvious that Clare eventually pays a price for this life. Clare feels is so necessary in her life. ...

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He directed the movie Mephisto in 1981, a movie about the life of a German actor during Nazi's rule pre-World War II. ... From the ancient time, art had been an inseparable part of human life. ... Next, the enlightened Renaissance age came and produced societies with optimistic and inquisitive attitude. ... Yet, there was nothing he could do to escape from it without putting his life and career in jeopardy. ... Faust was described as an intelligent, talented man who was unsatisfied with his life. ...

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The rise of black ghettos in northern and western cities may have complicated the problems of segregation and discrimination, but they also were grounds for encouragement for movements like the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s and 1930s. ... Maybe I"d been scared all my life, but I didn't know about it until Pearl Harbour. ... It was a struggle just living daily life as a minority, but it was a struggle to the point where people felt being white was the only way to be happy or successful. ... Alice, being light skinned enough to be mistaken as white, has a difficult position in life. ...

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