The Harlem Renaissance was a very important time period in America. The Harlem Renaissance somehow affected utterly any and every sector of life in America. The Harlem Renaissance was a movement that took place from the early 1920’s until roughly around the mid-1930’s. The Harlem Renaissance was a movement that introduced the America to new African-American cultural expressions that were affected by the African-American Great Migration of America. The Harlem Renaissance was a period of rebirth for African American arts; everything in life began to change. Although it was centered in Harlem neighborhood of the borough of Manhattan in New York, the Harlem Renaissance was able to touch every part of the country; and in many aspects, it went beyond America.
Politics were heavily impacted around the time period of the Harlem Renaissance. Up until the lasting moments of the Civil War, the vast majority of African-Americans lived in South as slaves. By the end of slavery, the newly freed African-Americans knew that for justice to be achieved, a certain platform would have to be acquired. It was at this point that many African-Americans began to strive for positions of political power. Shortly after the Civil War, the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871 …show more content…
The sense of unity and self righteousness present during the Civil Rights movement has clears stems to the Harlem Renaissance. While the Harlem Renaissance is considered one of the finer moments in African-American literature, it is the 1960’s were writers whom were influenced by the Renaissance used their literature to express their feelings during a time where oppression was at an all time high. For example, you take someone like Gwendolyn Brooks, whose poems described the day-to-day harsh injustice of being an African-American and you can see clear Renaissance
Politics were heavily impacted around the time period of the Harlem Renaissance. Up until the lasting moments of the Civil War, the vast majority of African-Americans lived in South as slaves. By the end of slavery, the newly freed African-Americans knew that for justice to be achieved, a certain platform would have to be acquired. It was at this point that many African-Americans began to strive for positions of political power. Shortly after the Civil War, the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871 …show more content…
The sense of unity and self righteousness present during the Civil Rights movement has clears stems to the Harlem Renaissance. While the Harlem Renaissance is considered one of the finer moments in African-American literature, it is the 1960’s were writers whom were influenced by the Renaissance used their literature to express their feelings during a time where oppression was at an all time high. For example, you take someone like Gwendolyn Brooks, whose poems described the day-to-day harsh injustice of being an African-American and you can see clear Renaissance