Harlem Renaissance Research Paper

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The New York City neighborhood-bounded by the Harlem River, eventually became the biggest and one of the most important black communities in the United States. Harlem began as a farm village in Dutch, New Amsterdam. It remained an agricultural community until after the Civil War. In the 1920’s, the Harlem Renaissance brought together a talented group of artists, writers, and musicians that included Aaron Douglas, Ro-mare Bearden, Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes, and Duke Ellington.

Harlem, a district of New York City, situated to the north 96th street in NE Manhattan. It has a large black population and in the 1920’s and 1930’s was noted for its nightclubs and jazz bands. Blacks continued to pour into Harlem from points in lower Manhattan