The Harlem Renaissance
What is the historical narrative given to this period?
The narrative given to this period is that of great cultural change. It was the golden age of culture in Harlem in particular.
There quite a few cultural triggers that led to the explosion of culture in the African American community. People were looking for a sense of identity and Harlem was the perfect pocket of culture for this to happen. There was a lot of pockets of African Americans popping up in urban communities. It was after the Great Migration after World War I.
The New Negro?
A new negro was an African American who were urban, educated, politically active, cultured and were born free. A new negro was someone like W.E.B DuBois
Social Climate?
The social climate during the Harlem Renaissance was that of a need. A need for expression, a need for the right now instead of the later. There was a lot of adult themes and a desire to get away from the old and into a new era.
There is so much to say about the Harlem Renaissance that it cannot be covered in this first half of the blog. I do believe the Harlem Renaissance brought about great change in America. It came about as a large cultural movement and in part from the Great Migration. Many African Americans were moving to urban areas and becoming well educated people.
They began to develop what soon became to be known as the New Negro and thus a boom in culture was born known as the Harlem Renaissance.
The narrative given to this period is that of great cultural change. It was the golden age of culture in Harlem in particular.
There quite a few cultural triggers that led to the explosion of culture in the African American community. People were looking for a sense of identity and Harlem was the perfect pocket of culture for this to happen. There was a lot of pockets of African Americans popping up in urban communities. It was after the Great Migration after World War I.
The New Negro?
A new negro was an African American who were urban, educated, politically active, cultured and were born free. A new negro was someone like W.E.B DuBois
Social Climate?
The social climate during the Harlem Renaissance was that of a need. A need for expression, a need for the right now instead of the later. There was a lot of adult themes and a desire to get away from the old and into a new era.
There is so much to say about the Harlem Renaissance that it cannot be covered in this first half of the blog. I do believe the Harlem Renaissance brought about great change in America. It came about as a large cultural movement and in part from the Great Migration. Many African Americans were moving to urban areas and becoming well educated people.
They began to develop what soon became to be known as the New Negro and thus a boom in culture was born known as the Harlem Renaissance.
I believe the Harlem Renaissance was about "voice." African Americans were no longer going to allow anyone else to speak for them.
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