During the years after World War 1 in a neighborhood named Harlem the cultures of African American exploded and brought a new life all African Americans in a movement called The Harlem Renaissance. The movement involved names such as Louis Amrstrong, Ella Fitzgerlad, Billie Holiday, and Paul Heath. These people and their culture sparked a cultural revolution that influenced new civil rights bills and the overall view towards African Americans and culture.

The way that this revolution was started with the brave new concepts of surrealism and modernism which allowed the mind flow and just do what you feel. These concepts influenced a genre of music called Jazz. Jazz musicians and their new style attracted many people who were not of African American decent. These people helped spread the word of the new music scene. This movement wasn’t based solely around music this movement involved the growth of many African American writers, painters, and poets. With all of the white people coming into Harlem and other black neighborhoods black business owners had a spike in profits. This spike allowed people to temporarily see through their skin color and actually give them a chance. It was things like this that influenced new social contracts for African Americans.

The Harlem Renaissance did not just introduce whites to blacks but it changed the way that they were looked at. A major person influenced by the Harlem Renaissance was Martin Luther King Jr. who led African Americans in their quest for equality and overall social acceptance. The people didn’t want to only be accepted on paper because that just is writing but they wanted to be respected by the community. As this cultural Renaissance kept going a state a peace between the two races had evolved. But as always when something good is happening there always has to be the person who is against the ideas and is ignorant to others belief, a person who does not want to accept what other people are beginning to see. One person in particular was Marcus Garvey who led the campaign for African Americans to go back to Africa. But in this time the I’s have it as many people soon forget the ideas of racism and just take in the moment.

With the new views towards African Americans many new doors opened up for his class of people. Talented musicians were quickly picked up by record companies, many Black authors were hired as editors for magazines. With everything Black exploding poets had a good time get their rhymes across the ocean to France and influencing other there as well. Not only did African Americans inspire each other they offered inspiration to many whites and what they did. Many play writers would write plays on the day to day lives of these men and women.

Overall the Harlem Renaissance sparked a new life for many African Americans and opened new doors for all creative outlets. This event inspired many new civil rights acts and also gave the strength to many to branch out. In the end this event started a revolution of new things to come in the African American community. --WORD COUNT 523--