In most literary movements, the question is whether the movement affected the nation or whether the nation affected the movement, but in the case of the Harlem Renaissance that question cannot be answered because the answer is not clear. The Harlem Renaissance both affected the nation and was affected by the nation. During the early twentieth century, the time of the Harlem Renaissance, the political scene was in disarray. There were two major political ideologies …showed first 75 words of 1973 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1973 total…pilot the Negro through this terrible hour of storm and stress." 1920, The Messenger (Krasner 12). This time period had a major problem of racism. Segregation was frequent among American Neighborhoods. It was the Harlem Renaissance who birthed leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. to fight for the rights of all black people. This cultural renaissance was one of the most important movements throughout all of recorded history. The Renaissance eventually led to equality in America.