What Is The Harlem Renaissance

In class we watched a video on the Harlem Renaissance. Renaissance means new birth and at that time most of the blacks moved to the north. The Harlem population was full of African-Americans and Native. This is when music and literature started to increase within the black population.
My group found it interesting that the Harlem Renaissance started in 1925 and was called the Mecca of the new negro. The people that stayed in Harlem considered themselves free to express their true self. It spotlighted the artistic movement for black people and brought together different races that would be considered illegal anywhere else.
The Harlem Renaissance can compare to the beginning of the Hip Hop movement. They both brought together black culture and