THE HISTORY OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE

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• How did the Harlem Renaissance spark a revolution in art, music and literature within the African American community???????

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• A celebration of the African American heritage.
• Started in a black neighborhood in New York
• Started off first with literature and moved to jazz which was not started in Harlem. But became popular worldwide

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• The home of an African cultural movement during the A20
• it was primarily remembered as literary movement
• This was a period of intense creativity in music
• It was a spark of racial pride

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• Harlem Renaissance started 1918-1937
• Harlem was a catalyst for artistic experimentation and a highly popular nightlife destination.
• Manhattan was a popular spot during this time
• Blues and jazz was the most popular music at the time.

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• During this time blacks were seen as different people
• This was during WW2
• What ended this time was the Great Depression.
• Poetry was a very popular literature piece during this along with novels.

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