HARLEM RENAISSANCE
A literary and artistic movement centered in New York during the 1920s and
1930s. The movement featured the work of African-American writers and
artists and was the first time that many white audiences were made aware of
such voices. Taking place a generation before the Civil Rights movement of
the 1950s and 1960s, the Harlem Renaissance helped the upward mobility
of African Americans in three distinct ways:
1.) An argument for equality through sustained intellectual and artistic
achievement.
2.) The mass exposure of black art to white audiences.
3.) The establishment of black celebrities and leadership within the African-
American community.
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