The Significance of the Harlem Renaissance
Title: The Significance of the Harlem Renaissance
Category: /History
Details: Words: 1900 | Pages: 7 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Significance of the Harlem Renaissance
Category: /History
Details: Words: 1900 | Pages: 7 (approximately 235 words/page)
Throughout American Literature there have been many genres of writing eras. The Harlem Renaissance was one of such genres of writing. The Harlem Renaissance was an African American cultural movement of the late 1800's and early 1900's that was centered in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. Although it was primarily a literary movement, it was closely related to developments in African American music, theater, art, and politics.
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others traveled to Europe and attained a popularity abroad that rivaled or surpassed what they
had achieved in the United States. South African writer, Peter Abrams, cited his useful discovery of the Harlem Renaissance anthology, The New Negro, as the vent that turned him toward a career as a writer. For thousands of Blacks around the world, the Harlem Renaissance was proof that the White race did not hold a monopoly on literature and culture.