THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
1920S AMERICAN CULTURE
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started in Africa and was brought to America by slaves who began to develop new music such as rap.
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was the time when bluegrass music was first invented in Chicago.
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was the development of new African American music and literature that largely influenced both black and white culture.
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is considered not influential as the African Americans advances of the time only stayed within the African American community.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Most importantly, the Harlem Renaissance instilled in African Americans across the country a new spirit of self-determination and pride, a new social consciousness, and a new commitment to political activism, all of which would provide a foundation for the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Harlem Renaissance brought along a new creative energy for African American literature. This literary cultural movement was to reject the traditional American standards of writing and discover and utilize their own style of writing to signify their cultural identity.
Detailed explanation-3: -One of the factors contributing to the rise of the Harlem Renaissance was the Great Migration of African-Americans to northern cities between 1919 and 1926. The two major causes that fueled the Great Migration were the Jim Crow segregation laws of the south and the start of World War I.
Detailed explanation-4: -The syncopated rhythms and improvisation in Blues music attracted new listeners during the Harlem Renaissance. This unique sound meant that no two performances would sound the same. Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday popularized Blues and jazz vocals at this time.