Research Paper On The Harlem Renaissance

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The Harlem Renaissance, also known to as The New Negro, was a period of artistic and literary movement that centered in Harlem, New York from the 1919 in the mid-1930s. During this time period, Harlem became the cultural center for African American pride and heritage, bringing together African-American writers, artists, poets, musicians, and scholars. Some of the most influential artists during this time where Countee Cullen, James Weldon Johnson, Langston Hughes and Nella Larsen. This was a time of new found artistic and social freedom for many African Americans. The Harlem Renaissance took place when millions of African Americans moved up north because of the poor conditions they were living in in the south and this is known as The Great