Harlem Renaissance Analysis

The beginning of the Harlem Renaissance is based on one’s view of the type of art that is expressed. For some, the Harlem Renaissance was a literary movement while for others it was more of a theatrical movement. The crusade itself had various names including “the New Negro Movement, the New Negro Renaissance, the Negro Renaissance, the Jazz Age,or the Harlem Renaissance”(Haskins 17). The significance was focused around black migration which bolstered the importance of the event as an African American cultural or intellectual life. The historical movement began on March 21, 1924 where a Civic Club Dinner marked the beginning of this event (Wintz). The dinner was held at Twelfth Street off Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, where the meeting was only expecting to receive around twenty guests turned out exceed over a hundred attendees that were mix of black intellectuals, young black writers, white editors, literary critics, and publishers. Charles S. Johnson, an editor for the National Urban League’s monthly magazine, dedicated this event to Jessie Fauset for her book There is confusion, which focused on prejudice and
One recurring theme during the Harlem Renaissance was the attempt to shed light on the past experiences and stories of African Americans. Many of the art and literary pieces during the Harlem Renaissance had focused on the aspect of race and how racism impacted African Americans (Wintz). This gave artists and writers a strong-willed mindset to convey the experiences of African Americans. This movement was a bit ironic hence the magnitude of the event which influenced the many aspects of art and not only did it have various names, it also allowed individuals to be free from a ideology. But this movement in its popularity did not have a universally recognized name at the time of its prime