The Harlem Renaissance was a magnificent flowering of educated and artistic creativity by African Americans based in Harlem in the Twenties and Thirties. Various start and finish dates are quoted, anywhere from the teen years to the late Thirties. Shuffle Along has been seen by many as its start, while the Great Depression signaled the beginning of the end, so the Twenties were certainly the High-day of the Renaissance. During that time Harlem was a attraction for artists and connoisseurs world wide
Florence Mills was a figure of major importance in the Harlem Renaissance. Most of the scholarly texts dealing with the period give little information of this as they tend to focus on the literary highlights and ignore the musicians and entertainers.
Florence Mills was a figure of major importance in the Harlem Renaissance. Most of the scholarly texts dealing with the period give little information of this as they tend to focus on the literary highlights and ignore the musicians and entertainers.