During the years after World War 1 in a neighborhood named
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
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
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
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--
8 comments:
So you are pretty much saying that The Harlem Renaissance stopped racism and inspired the whites. How did just music make such a dramatic change?
This a good article but as I was reading it I noticed that you do not even state an argument. You also say that it inspired many civil rights acts, but, what acts?
You said the african americans didn't just inspire each other they inspired many whites. How did they influence whites , who were racist?
I slightly agree with you when you stated that many African Americans inspired many whites, but there are not many jazz musicians that are white, or during the Harlem Renaissance, so in a way I disagree.
I have to agree with Tommy if the African Americans were so influential to the white community why aren't there more white jazz musicians. Is it strictly because whites do not have the power or groove to create good jazz music or is it that they are simply uninterested. Corey brings up a good point did this music demolish racism was it really that powerful, just ask your self that question.
Is the reason more whites have grown to the accustoms of jazz so much because of the fact that they still might be racist towards blacks.
Have not grown*
Guys, do a little research before you fly off the handle...there are countless white jazz musicians. Josh G, the idea that whites as a collective group are not capable of creating jazz is stereotyping and bordering on racism (though I know that's not your intent). The bigger issue here is the literary movement which is much more the focus of the Harlem Renaissance. A quick reading of Langston Hughes poetry would enlighten us all as to how cultures were eventually mixed, though clearly this did not end racism.
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