USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In the early 1900s, African-American literature, art, music, dance and social commentary began to flourish in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood. This African-American cultural movement, known as the Harlem Renaissance, applauded the unique culture of African-Americans and encouraged them to celebrate their heritage.

Detailed explanation-2: -What was the Harlem Renaissance? The Harlem Renaissance was an African American cultural movement that flourished in the 1920s and had Harlem in New York City as its symbolic capital.

Detailed explanation-3: -Additionally, during and after World War I, immigration to the United States fell, and northern recruiters headed south to entice Black workers to their companies. By 1920, some 300, 000 African Americans from the South had moved north, and Harlem was one of the most popular destinations for these families.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Harlem Renaissance was a period of rich cross-disciplinary artistic and cultural activity among African Americans between the end of World War I (1917) and the onset of the Great Depression and lead up to World War II (the 1930s).

Detailed explanation-5: -In the 1920s and 1930s, Harlem became a symbol of the African American struggle for civil and economic equality while emerging as a flourishing center of black culture, art and music.