THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
ART AND CULTURE OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
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They did their best to conform to what was popular in white American culture at the time.
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They were unsure of letting people see their culture because it was frowned on.
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The poetry, music, and literature showed that they considered themselves inferior to others.
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They tried to dispel stereotypes by showcasing their own culture.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Artists associated with the movement asserted pride in black life and identity, a rising consciousness of inequality and discrimination, and interest in the rapidly changing modern world-many experiencing a freedom of expression through the arts for the first time.
Detailed explanation-2: -Poets from the Harlem Renaissance left an immeasurable impact on modern and contemporary poetry, inspiring the Black Arts movement of the 1960s and 70s, as well as international art movements of the African diaspora, known as Negrismo in the Caribbean and Négritude in the Francophone world.
Detailed explanation-3: -There was an explosion of music during the Harlem Renaissance. Jazz and blues was the music that vocalized Harlem’s nightlife. Jazz, which originated in New Orleans, was a fast-paced, energetic style of music. The combination of string and wind instruments created a rhythm that encouraged dancing.