THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
ART AND CULTURE OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
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“In the Harlem scene, writers, actors, artists and musicians glorified African-American traditions.” (paragraph 9)
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“More than just a movement of writers, Harlem was also home to activism.” (paragraph 14)
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“But Harlem brought together some of the greatest minds of the day.” (paragraph 18)
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“Though poor, Harlem also had an educated class who made Harlem a center of culture.” (paragraph 8)
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which statement BEST explains one result of the Harlem Renaissance? African American artists helped foster a new sense of unity and cultural pride.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hurston & Hughes: Two Major Figures of The Harlem Renaissance | The New York Public Library.
Detailed explanation-3: -Langston Hughes (1901-1967) As the most influential and widely celebrated voice of the Harlem Renaissance, Hughes also wrote essays, novels, short stories and plays, all of which centered and celebrated Black life and pride in African American heritage.
Detailed explanation-4: -Contributing factors leading to the Harlem Renaissance were the Great Migration of African Americans to northern cities, which concentrated ambitious people in places where they could encourage each other, and the First World War, which had created new industrial work opportunities for tens of thousands of people.