The Harlem Renaissance took place during the 1920’s through the 1930’s. The Harlem Renaissance was a very artistic, musical and literary movement for the African American race. The main idea of this is to show that African Americans can still make art, make music, and write literary even if their skin color is not the same as everybody else. The Harlem Renaissance became very popular during the 1920’s and it was the center of attention. The cities of New York, Detroit and Chicago where the Harlem Renaissance mainly took place. African Americans would play music, make art and write books and the white race enjoyed these things very much. They would pay for the art and pay to go see the African Americans perform. In 1929 the stock market crashed and the Harlem Renaissance started to fade away but there music, art, and literary moved on to be so big that it is still around today. Many African Americans are very inspired across the country because of the Harlem Renaissance. The Harlem Renaissance still has a lasting impact through jazz music, Blues, and even the way that Africans view themselves as better people. They felt like they had a big meaning in making people feel better and enjoying their expression of culture through their artistic skills.
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