1920sReputable sourceWell documented
The Harlem Renaissance
On the timeline · around 1920s ·
What happened
In the 1920s, the New York neighborhood of Harlem became the center of an extraordinary flowering of African American art, literature, and music. Writers like Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston, and musicians of the new jazz age, gave powerful expression to Black life, culture, and pride.
Why it matters
The Harlem Renaissance reshaped American culture, put Black creativity at its center, and fostered a 'New Negro' identity and self-assertion that helped lay the groundwork for the later civil rights movement.
Sources
- HISTORY (A&E). Harlem Renaissance · Reputable source
Related timelines
- History of Music → — The Jazz Age