post-World War I period of renewal and prosperity in Black culture literature and music (began in the New York City neighborhood of Harlem)
The Harlem Renaissance (also known as the Black Literary Renaissance and The New Negro Movement) refers to the blooming of
African American cultural and intellectual life during the
1920s and
1930s. At the time, it was known as the "New Negro Movement", named after the anthology
The New Negro, edited by
Alain Locke in
1925. Centered in the
Harlem neighborhood of
New York City, the movement impacted urban centers throughout the United States. Across the cultural spectrum (literature, drama, music, visual art, dance) and also in the realm of social thought (sociology, historiography, philosophy), artists and intellectuals found new ways to explore the historical experiences of black America and the contemporary experiences of black life in the urban
North. Challenging white paternalism and racism, African-American artists and intellectuals rejected merely imitating the styles of Europeans and white Americans and instead celebrated black dignity and creativity. Asserting their freedom to express themselves on their own terms as artists and intellectuals, they explored their identities as black Americans, celebrating the black culture that had emerged out of slavery and their cultural ties to Africa.
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