After the end of World War, I a group of African American artists had started the Harlem Renaissance. This movement had proceeded to take place in New York, and African American talent was born. This era gave black people a chance to express their talents and be heard in society. The movement had increased and many black people traveled across the country to get to Harlem. Many of the black people came from the southern part of the country to get away and have a chance to portray their artistic skills.
The talent consisted of music, art, writing, poetry, photos, and scholarly intellectuals The African American race has a chance to socially, and culturally express their unique talents. The Harlem movement had brought forth journals, and articles focused only on African American artists. People could read and hear about the talented black people living in Harlem.
There are few many well-known published artists of the Harlem Renaissance era. “Artists like, Langston Hughes, Claude McKay, and Walter White were in the Renaissance era” . The opportunity had arrived for the black communities to flee and become famous for their artistic qualities.
Upper-class African Americans were worried that the novels would put a label on all African Americans. The reason this was a problem was because the writers were transcribing about their life. In this era, black individuals didn’t have as much acceptance as white people in society. Their life stories may have involved danger, crime, abuse, and anything that could be a threat to the reputation of African Americans. They did not want to be falsely portrayed, or have the readers put a stigma on the race as a whole. The Harlem Renaissance stood for more than just black talent in New York. “ It stood for social acceptance, culture expression, and a united front of blacks who wanted to have acceptance in the country” .
They felt free to be themselves, and it didn’t matter how they expressed it. Harlem was the start of the African American movement of individuals who wanted to be noticed, heard, and acknowledged. “The Harlem Renaissance had formed a solid group of black people who demanded to have civil, and political rights” . The African Americans felt that they should receive the same type of rights as white people, and decided to stand together to fight for their rights.
As the Harlem movement grew, there was another type of music that was popular amongst the black crowd. The music consisted of jazz and people would travel a long time to hear and experience this type of musical talent. While jazz was increasing becoming popular amongst other racial groups as well. The blues scene began to blossom in Harlem, and white people would come to dance to the music with the black individuals.
The atmosphere did not seem to be as tightly structured as it had become before the Harlem movement. White and interracial couples frequented the clubs that this type of music was being performed. The racial discrimination had decreased while the Harlem Renaissance was an active movement, but it had not solved the whole problem of racial exceedance. Black individuals of Harlem were able to share the pride they had for their race. This pride was excepted by many members of society but was not completely accepted in the southern part of the country.
Work Cited
Sampson, Carl. "The Harlem Renaissance." U.S. History 2014. web.
Wormser, Richard. "The Harlem Renaissance." PBS 2008: 1-4. web.
