THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
ART AND CULTURE OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
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ideas important only to New York residents
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the speakers’ cultural experiences
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jazz and blues rhythms
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tropical islands and trees
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Many poets of the Harlem Renaissance were inspired to tie in threads of African-American culture into their poems; as a result, jazz poetry was heavily developed during this time. “The Weary Blues” was a notable jazz poem written by Langston Hughes.
Detailed explanation-3: -The major themes were the fight for equality, the expression of the Black experience, oppression, and the expression of humanity. Poets were often influenced by their everyday experiences and how they related to the experiences of other Black men and women.
Detailed explanation-4: -Music was also a prominent feature of African American culture during the Harlem Renaissance. The term “Jazz Age” was used by many who saw African American music, especially the blues and jazz, as the defining features of the Renaissance. However, both jazz and the blues were imports to Harlem.