During the Harlem Renaissance, African-American music, theater, art, and politics flourished. ... The Harlem Renaissance brought African-American literature and art to the attention of "White America". ... During the Harlem Renaissance, African-American music (jazz, blues, and swing), theatre, art, and politics prospered and were recognized by the mainstream population of America. ... Out of the Harlem Renaissance, which was also known as the New Negro Movement, developed great American artists. ... This new style of music caught the attention of many white Americans and soon became the most ...

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• Grade Level: High School

African Americans were encouraged to celebrate their heritage and to become "The New Negro," term coined in 1925 by sociologist and critic Alain LeRoy Locke. ... In his influential book The New Negro (1925), Locke described the northward migration of African Americans as "something like a spiritual emancipation." ... White gardenias, worn in her hair, became her trademark. ... Langston entered Columbia University and began living in Harlem, at that time an elegant section on the northern end of Manhattan Island that African American people were making their own. ... Hughes's poetry ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The New Negro is defined as a person who calls for social order and demands that blacks fight back against racism and segregation in American society. ... This new sense of pride also emerged in the form of literature, music, and theater. ... Many of the experiences described by these black writers, and even some white writers took place in the capital of black America, Harlem, New York. ... Black music became very popular all over the United States and Europe. White People came to Harlem in droves. ...

• Word Count: 2437
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School