Harlem Renaissance: A Brief Summary And Analysis

1) Throughout history there have been many conflicts that the black religious and Black Nationalist groups faced in their attempts to gain religious, social, economic and political rights in America. Most of these conflicts began during the 1900s and helped to gain them the rights they deserved through their strength and willpower. Throughout the 1900s there were many leaders who helped to change the way that these groups went through life, and helped to make sure that they were no longer fearful of being attacked simply because they belonged to one of those groups. One such leader was Marcus Garvey, who helped to pave the path to people in black religious and Black Nationalist groups having voices. Garvey would go as far as to go on "controversial

However, these conflicts continue to remain and include, but are not limited to, racial discrimination, feeling as though there is no place or way in which they could express themselves, and them not receiving the same treatment and privileges as white Americans often received. (Bailey, 128-130)
Bailey makes note of how discrimination largely changed the role of religious rights for black Catholics right before the time of the Harlem Renaissance. The fact that it was around this time is significant because the Harlem Renaissance showed a rise in the black communities expressing themselves artistically as well as spiritually. In 1917, the "Federated Colored Catholics founded by Thomas Wyatt Turner sought to connect black Catholics across the country, develop black leadership, and protest discrimination in America and the Catholic Church." The reason that Turner had to create such a group was because many "free blacks in urban centers in the North" were continuously experiencing "racism and discrimination within historically white Christian congregations." This lead to the point where the white pastors would go as far as