USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

ART AND CULTURE OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In what year was the Harlem Rennaissance introduced and what genre of music was introduced?
A
1921
B
1960
C
1920
D
2000
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Harlem Renaissance was the development of the Harlem neighborhood in New York City as a Black cultural mecca in the early 20th Century and the subsequent social and artistic explosion that resulted.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Harlem Renaissance was a period in American history from the 1920s and 1930s. During this time, many African-Americans migrated from the South to Northern cities, seeking economic and creative opportunities.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.

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