What Is The End Of The Harlem Renaissance

Throughout history, the African American culture has been secluded, discriminated against, and at times ostracized from other cultures. The end of slavery was a step in the right direction in terms of equality, however there has remained a divide amongst cultures that has not been completely repaired. The Harlem Renaissance was a time period in which the African Americans freely celebrated their culture and their community, particularly in Harlem, New York. Of the artists of the Harlem Renaissance, “Langston Hughes was the most popular and versatile of the many writers connected with the Harlem Renaissance" (p. 869), with his poems, “he wanted to capture the oral and improvisatory traditions of black culture" (p. 869). Many of Langston
The end of the 18th century led to the abolishment of slavery, however life for African Americans did not improve right away. White supremacy continued rampantly throughout the Southern states, which was where nearly ninety percent of African Americans called home. Around 1890 the great migration took place, which led to the relocation of several hundred African Americans to the Northern States (Harlem
Life has not been easy, nor has it been a crystal stair case, however through strength and courage to muster through and keep on pushing on. The African American culture has pushed on throughout the years and has still been climbing the stairs on life, dealing with the tacks or racial discrimination and bare floors of poverty and socio-economic status. Hughes’ relays such a profound message in Mother to Son (1922), of persistence and strength to power on, regardless of how hard life can