The Harlem Renaissance’s importance to African American social improvement was immense. World War I military service and industrial working opportunities gave African Americans a new sense of opportunity they were not provided in earlier years. They utilized this potential by migrating to multiple cities across the country, the most famous being Harlem in New York’s West Side. In the 1920s, Harlem was the world’s largest black urban community.
The migrants from Southern United States brought with them new ideas, and soon Harlem produced a wave of African-American cultural activity known as the Harlem Renaissance. This time period, also called the “New Negro Movement” at the time, became home to writers, musicians, singers, painters, sculptors, and scholars., and gave them a safe and creative time where they were able to exchange ideas and develop their creativity.
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The migrants from Southern United States brought with them new ideas, and soon Harlem produced a wave of African-American cultural activity known as the Harlem Renaissance. This time period, also called the “New Negro Movement” at the time, became home to writers, musicians, singers, painters, sculptors, and scholars., and gave them a safe and creative time where they were able to exchange ideas and develop their creativity.
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