The Harlem Renaissance and Pop Art: Is it Possible That They Are Related? The Harlem Renaissance refers to the period in the early 1900s when African American art, writing and drama began to take hold in the cultural hotbed that was Harlem, a neighborhood in New York City. Due to the anti-black legislation that was being passed in the South and the general culture of hatred and fear in the former slave states, African Americans flocked north and west in the Great Migration; they hoped to find a place where there was more social and economic freedom for African Americans. This grouping of black people from all walks of life, from poor former sharecroppers, to the black middle class, to recent immigrants from the Caribbean and other areas, lead to a blossoming of ideas and artistic styles that created a new black culture. This Harlem Renaissance period began when a white playwright put complex and thoroughly human African-American characters into his plays.
Intro to US 2 27 March 2012 The Harlem Renaissance The Harlem Renaissance was a time in American history when African American culture could finally intermingle with the culture already established in America. Starting after World War 1, the HR was “about creating art that could be shared with others—both whites and blacks” (Rau 5). The influx of African Americans moving to Harlem was caused by the increasing hostility towards African Americans in the South. Around the start of the Great Migration, which was the movement of six million African Americans from the South to the North, there was a surge in Klu Klux Klan activity. Even thought there was not much more opportunity in the North, at least there was racial tolerance, something the African Americans of the South were craving.
Assignment 2: Project Paper World Cultures II – HUM 112 The Harlem Renaissance was a renewal and flourishing of black literary and musical culture during the years after World War I which started approximately around 1914 and ended around 1919, in the Harlem section of New York City. This topic is also very historical, and creative, literally and figuratively. But, overall it is something different instead of writing about World Wars and the Civil Rights Movement; it is imperative to know the history of where “black arts” comes from. The Harlem Renaissance was the most influential times of cultural black history, in so many different aspects. (Bontemps, 1972) The Harlem Renaissance helped “black folk” in ways that catapulted them to a higher level in the arts, music, and literature.
Harlem Renaissance: Outburst of Creativity The Harlem Renaissance was an artistic movement in American history wherein the uniqueness and creativity of African American culture was celebrated. Situated in the black community in uptown New York, the Harlem Renaissance developed a body of artistic talent which had never been seen in America (Ferguson, 24). Instead of wallowing in self-pity, African Americans ignited an explosion of culturist pride. They asserted themselves by embracing their racial identity, appreciating their heritage. Harlem became home to black people, many of whom had dreams and aspirations of expressing their individual artistic talents.
Rachael Darrabie Professor Doku Freshman Composition 26 October 2011 “The South” “The South”, a poem written by Langston Hughes, represents the mindset that many migrants held during this time; an attitude that was the sole inspiration and motivation for the powerful racial pride that initiated the Harlem Renaissance. It was a demeanor developed from the social constructions in the South fused with the hopes and dreams of life in the North. The years between World War I and the Great Depression were good economic times for the United States, and jobs were plentiful in cities, especially in the North. Many southern blacks took advantage of this economic period which led to the start of the Great Migration; this gave Harlem its geographical importance. The Harlem Renaissance, also known as the New Negro Movement, was direct product of the Great Migration through location, racial pride, and social construction.
It was under such circumstances, did the black leaders, the newly educated black intelligentsia brought the issues of the Afro Americans into public life. Booker T. Washington, WEB Du Bois, and Marcus Garvey were some of the most influential leaders during this period. While all three of them differed in their approach to Black upliftment, their aims were quite similar-economic empowerment, self help, raising consciousness of black pride and equal civil and political opportunities for the Negro race. Marcus Garvey was one of the most popular Black Nationalist leaders from Africa. He espoused a kind of racial nationalism in the heart of which lay his view of Africa, which he believed was meant to be redeemed by the Africans as it belonged to them.
Malcolm X also brought the idea of Black Pride to many oppressed African-Americans in disadvantaged urban areas, where his influence was strongest. He did this by teaching them that “Black is Beautiful” and gave them someone to look up to. He may not have first
Before Jazz, music was enjoyed in fancy balls and theaters by the rich. Due to the great migration and freedom of slavery, a new form of music spreads through the US. In the roaring Twenties Jazz affected society by increasing the African American Culture, allowing women to rebel social standards, helping form a new genera of literature, and formed a new Dance. Jazz was a largely African American music, an early American made music, and was born during the Harlem Renaissance. One of the first American made music was Jazz it generated from Ragtime and Blues.
The NAACP could be argued to be the driving force behind the civil rights movement during this time due to their commitment to changing African American status. Therefore, perhaps, the NAACP could be credited with the most responsibility for the success of the civil rights campaigns because they undoubtedly impacted black lives in de jure terms through the Supreme Court and attempted to improve black lives in de facto terms too. Although there was still a great deal to improve, the NAACP began changing attitudes of white Americans towards African Americans and laid the foundations for the ever more successful non-violent protests that would follow in the 1960’s. The impact of the Second World War and the cold
Langston Hughes A Historical Perspective Jodi Adams Composition II Dr. Angelic Rodgers | | The Harlem Renaissance was a period of cultural explosion. It began in the wake of World War One flourished until the Great Depression. The community of Harlem was composed of mainly of a dark skinned community and during this time period they were still considered inferior to the whites. The Harlem Renaissance was a time period during which the black culture of New York, primarily Harlem, was involved in a movement through which, using literature and intellect, they attempted to raise pride amongst themselves and attain equal status with those that oppressed them. One of the best-known figures and key figures of this period were Langston Hughes.