What Are The Ethical Effects Of The Harlem Renaissance

Even through discrimination and hardships, black artists have overcome obstacles of racial hate by writing poems, songs, and creating art pieces such as sculptures and paintings to lay down a foundation of civil rights and draw attention to the bitter tradition of racism and slavery thrown at African Americans. During the 1920s to the 1930s in the northern states of America, particularly in New York, the Harlem Renaissance was a literary time period in American history that celebrated the unique cultural roots of African Americans. The Harlem Renaissance sprouted notably credible historical authors and poets who developed important pieces of literature that created movements that immensely affected America by acknowledging the unethical effects

New York was one of the most popular places to live during the Harlem Renaissance. African Americans were moving into New York from Washington, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and other southern states, to build and inspire African American culture and religion (Britannica). During these short ten years, black artists came together to create music, poems, books, sculptures, paintings, and more to create important characteristics such as self-expression, celebration, humanity, equality, freedom, oppression, and more. Some strong leaders of the Harlem Renaissance were Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Countee Cullen, Claude McKay, and others that helped shape the Harlem Renaissance and the people engaging in it (History). American literacy, music, and art had changed during the early 1900s. With these high-profile and memorable poets, authors, musicians, and artists, the future within America was bright. Although the Harlem Renaissance ended in the 1930s and only lasted 10 years, this was the beginning of a powerful historical change and soon other protests would be held to escape

The morals Hughes made along with other black creators created important American History that was the beginning of the Civil Rights Movements in 1954 that are still taught in schools. The Civil Rights Movements have been taught in American schools to show the end of segregation and new life and freedom for all people of color. However, the Harlem Renaissance had a huge impact on the Civil Rights Movements and should have received more recognition. This powerful movement has influenced other known artists such as James Weldon Johnson who was a composer who wrote “Lift Every Voice and Sing” also known as the black national anthem and Nina Simone who was a well-renowned singer during the civil rights movement. These art pieces were made with passion and anger due to the abusive and insulting outputs on African Americans during this time. While the Harlem Renaissance was focused on black voices, the Harlem Renaissance focused on gaining recognition not only from fellow African Americans but people of other colors and ethnicities as well. The “American Dream” has been a popular, controversial topic in America for a while, but to achieve the “real American Dream” unification and consolidation of each person can create a balance of humanity. Some may argue that these black artists of the time were urged to create an “appropriate” image of