The Harlem Renaissance was an African American cultural birth that emphasized the artistic and intellectual abilities of African Americans. ... Literature of the Harlem Renaissance In the early 1920s, three works signaled the new creative African American energy in literature. ... The book showed both sides of Harlem, helping create a "Negro vogue- that drew thousands of New Yorkers, black and white, to Harlem's exotic and exciting nightlife and stimulated a national market for African American literature and music. ... Langston Hughes was one of the poets who published many works o...

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