Do you truly know what a renaissance is? A renaissance basically means a rebirth, or renewal of something The Harlem renaissance has been the rebirth of not only Harlem, but black culture as a whole. After world war two, blacks, along with many other races migrated to the states. Immigrants spread all over America. The most common place for blacks happened to be Harlem. At the time it was known as the new Negro movement. There was not exactly a high demand for African Americans to just come find a place and call it home, but there are people who helped change the way people thought about blacks.
Art was a very big part of Harlem. It helped people see the real Negro inside. It showed people how the discrimination was making them feel. But Negro art was not only sad, their art also showed the happy parts of their lives that they lived to the fullest. The most intriguing moments of their life had shown though art. …show more content…
Dance also played an important role in sculpting the new Negro culture. One of the more known dances is the Lindy hop. The Lindy hop was an authentic Afro Euro American swing dance. It was put together using African and European traditions as the base for this very fun and creative. Dance was a way to show your happiness. Even though some of the things that were going on at that time and era were no joke, and nothing to play around about, they still want to go dance, to show all the strength that they had for on another on the dance floor. Every fight and struggle were settled on the dance floor. Enemy’s turned to friends, for that night. From the moment you walk through the thresh hold of the club of your choice there is no violence, everybody is magically the same color of the light of the club. Everyone was treated as an equal individual. Imagine from the time you walk in to the time you live out of the club, there is no anger, no violent behavior and no
Art was a very big part of Harlem. It helped people see the real Negro inside. It showed people how the discrimination was making them feel. But Negro art was not only sad, their art also showed the happy parts of their lives that they lived to the fullest. The most intriguing moments of their life had shown though art. …show more content…
Dance also played an important role in sculpting the new Negro culture. One of the more known dances is the Lindy hop. The Lindy hop was an authentic Afro Euro American swing dance. It was put together using African and European traditions as the base for this very fun and creative. Dance was a way to show your happiness. Even though some of the things that were going on at that time and era were no joke, and nothing to play around about, they still want to go dance, to show all the strength that they had for on another on the dance floor. Every fight and struggle were settled on the dance floor. Enemy’s turned to friends, for that night. From the moment you walk through the thresh hold of the club of your choice there is no violence, everybody is magically the same color of the light of the club. Everyone was treated as an equal individual. Imagine from the time you walk in to the time you live out of the club, there is no anger, no violent behavior and no