The Harlem Reniassance News Article

The Harlem Renaissance began just a few short years ago at the break of the year 1920.

Some were calling this new movement a “spiritual coming of age� because the African Americans were beginning to discover themselves and create a new beginning for their culture and race.

Racism was still a popular topic during this time and it often resulted in the African Americans feeling as if the white community did not equally accept them. The African Americans were experiencing literary and intellectual flowering as they were seeking new cultural identity in this era. There were very little economic opportunities available for African Americans during this time, and expressing themselves through literature and musical movements was a way for African Americans to develop a cultural sense of pride.

During this time, nearly 750,000 blacks had left the South to find a new beginning in America between World War I and the Great Depression. These African Americans were beginning to spread to urban cities, such as Harlem in New York. Migrating to these places has given the African Americans a chance to have a new beginning in a better place where they can begin to develop themselves and create a sense of cultural pride that will spread across America.

These African Americans living in Harlem began creating their own newspapers and magazines, such as The National Urban Leagues Opportunity magazine, which separated them from the pressures, developed in the white society. These magazines and newspapers not only discussed headline news, but flourishing African American artists who were looking for support from the community.

This renaissance is continuing to be an effort of overwhelming successes and changes to the culture of not only Harlem, but also America. The people of Harlem have given African Americans everywhere a sense of pride and accomplishment in the music world by creating intellectual freedom for themselves during this economic and social hard time.