History Of The Harlem Renaissance

What did I learn about the Harlem Renaissance? It was the birth of a new Revolution. The Harlem Renaissance began during the ending of World War I, and as soldiers returned home from war their jobs were filled with African Americans who fled to the North for better opportunities or to get away from the South’s caste system. Harlem, New York became a culture attraction center for African Americans seeking more than just better opportunities, African Americans travel to Harlem, New York for the freedom of art which was exploding around the Northern Hemisphere. The opportunity of art gave African Americans the freedom to express themselves in the public eye without facing racial violence for speaking out against the racism issues in
America. The Harlem Renaissance period served as the path that led to the Civil Rights Movement. The Civil Rights movement had many positive outcomes for the African American but it also had it’s negative affects. Even after the Civil Rights Movement abolished slavery in 1965 the percent of hate crimes went up, and with the rising of hate crimes on the loose the Black Panthers were created. The Black Panthers was created to fight hate with peace, members of the Black Panthers grew frustrated with Malcolm-X’s way of ruling and decided to kill him and fight violence with violence. However these events sparked a new kind of attitude in African Americans around the world; new attitudes were ready to fight back.