During this time many African-American people wanted to make sure their goals and priorities were in order. Perry Dart, from the novel, was one of the first detectives that Harlem had. John Archer was an physical. Frimbo had a bachelors degree from Harvard University and was a well-known pyschist in the area. The people of this era even made money making up their own “monkey-businesses”, such as Bubber Brown’s detective services that obtained evidence in affairs of the heart and paid special attention to cheaters and backbiters pg.48. Other characteristics of people in this time was the way they liked to dress. When women went to clubs and parties, they sometimes wore flashy dresses. “Her flame chiffon dress normally long and flowing, had been caught up bit by bit in her palms…pg.102.” Women who attended church wore “…costumes, individually and collectively, running the range of the rainbow; the men with derbies, canes, high collars, spats, and a dignity peculiar to doormen, chauffeurs, and head waiters pg.186.” These characteristics helped identify the people of the Harlem Renaissance and shaped who they
During this time many African-American people wanted to make sure their goals and priorities were in order. Perry Dart, from the novel, was one of the first detectives that Harlem had. John Archer was an physical. Frimbo had a bachelors degree from Harvard University and was a well-known pyschist in the area. The people of this era even made money making up their own “monkey-businesses”, such as Bubber Brown’s detective services that obtained evidence in affairs of the heart and paid special attention to cheaters and backbiters pg.48. Other characteristics of people in this time was the way they liked to dress. When women went to clubs and parties, they sometimes wore flashy dresses. “Her flame chiffon dress normally long and flowing, had been caught up bit by bit in her palms…pg.102.” Women who attended church wore “…costumes, individually and collectively, running the range of the rainbow; the men with derbies, canes, high collars, spats, and a dignity peculiar to doormen, chauffeurs, and head waiters pg.186.” These characteristics helped identify the people of the Harlem Renaissance and shaped who they