The Harlem Renaissance was an intellectual and cultural revival of African American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater, politics and scholarship during the Roaring 20’s and centered in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, spanning the 1920s and 1930s.
Causes of the Harlem Renaissance Black people move from the overtly racist South to the subtle North.
- The Great Migration from South to North due to racism and violence by KKK.
- Growing frustration after WWI about 2nd class citizenship in America.
Notable Accomplishments of the Harlem Renaissance
- Pride in African American community and culture.
- Advancement of writers like Langston Hughes.
- Birth of Jazz by Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington and blues (Bessie Smith).
- Start of jazz club-Cotton Club.