Black painters and sculptors joined their fellow poets, novelists, dramatists, and musicians in an artistic outpouring that established Harlem as the international capital of Black culture. ... Africans and their descendants have been an essential part of the story of America since the late 1400s. ... The association planned to raise money to buy a ship and return Black Americans to Africa, the land of their origins. ... The movement was instrumental in the founding of the African Republic of Liberia where nearly 13,000 blacks were settled in their homeland (Collier, 1985). ... Finally, ...

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