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The Harlem Renaissance: The New Negro Movement

 

            The Harlem Renaissance was a very important African-American cultural and social movement during the early twentieth century. The Harlem Renaissance marked the first time that African-American artists and authors were taken seriously by American society. During the Harlem Renaissance, African-American music, theater, art, and politics flourished. The African-American artists and musicians of the Harlem Renaissance were some of the most famous of the twentieth century. The Harlem Renaissance was the single most significant event in modern African-American history (McKissack 11). One of the most important writers who was responsible for the growth of the Harlem Renaissance was Jean Toomer.
             The Harlem Renaissance brought African-American literature and art to the attention of "White America". The Harlem Renaissance was an African-American cultural movement of the nineteen twenties and early nineteen thirties. It was centered in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. 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. The Harlem Renaissance brought the entire African-American population of the United States together as one ("Against the Odds" Act 1). .
             The Harlem Renaissance was the most important event in the history of African-American achievements ("Time-Life" 291). The Harlem Renaissance marked the first time that mainstream publishers and critics took African-American art and literature seriously. Before the Harlem Renaissance, African-Americans were often treated as second class citizens. "The Harlem Renaissance brought the entire African-American community together and united African-American artists and authors" (Haskins 9). Many historians see the Harlem Renaissance as the defining moment of African-American art in the twentieth century. The Harlem Renaissance is often attributed as being the Civil Rights Movement of the nineteen twenties (McKissack 25).


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1. Harlem Renaissance

This African-American cultural movement became known as "The New Negro Movement" and later as the Harlem Renaissance. More than a literary movement, the Harlem Renaissance elevated the unique culture of African-Americans and redefined African-American expression. ... The movement centered in the vast black ghetto of Harlem, in New York City, where aspiring black artists, writers, and musicians gathered, sharing their experiences and provided encouragement to each other. ... Cullen helped bring more Harlem poets to public notice by editing Caroling Dusk: An Anthology of Verse by Negro Poets in ...

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3. New Movement

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4. The effect of the Harlem Renaissance on American Literature

It began in the early 1920's where African American literature, art, music, and dance began to flourish in Harlem, a neighboorhood in New York City. This African American cultural movement became known as the "The New Negro Movement" and later was called the Harlem Renaissance. ... The Renaissance was mostly a literary movement where African Americans were encouraged to celebrate their heritage,a heritage marked by struggle and perseverance, and to reveal the truth about the everyday black person.For many the Harlem Renaissance was considered to be the high point in African American writi...

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6. Harlem Renaissance

This African-American cultural movement became known as "The New Negro Movement" and later as the Harlem Renaissance. The Harlem Renaissance is a term used to describe a flowering of African-American literature and art in the 1920s, mainly in the Harlem district of New York City. More than a literary movement, the Harlem Renaissance exalted the unique culture of African-Americans and redefined African-American expression. ... The visual art of the Harlem Renaissance was an attempt at developing a new African-American aesthetic in the fine arts. ... Johnson entered the Harlem Renaissance during...

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The Reverend lived in Harlem, New York where he was the minister of Salem M.L. ... (Estell 824) The Harlem Renaissance began in 1925 and ended in1935.The Harlem Renaissance was once reffered to as the "Negro Renaissance". ... Harlem's nightlife attracted many whites and the black culture began to receive critical attention from white intellectuals that cause the Harlem Renaissance to become better known than any other movement. ... ("Harlem Renaissance" 2) During the Harlem Renaissance there were many forms of literature. ... Among the leading figures were Alain Locke, a Howard Univer...

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