The Harlem Renaissance
Harlem Renaissance
An African American cultural movement of the 1920s and early 1930s that was centered in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City.
*This is only a small sampling of the vast accomplishments made during the Harlem Renaissance and is in no way a comprehensive study of this era.
The Literature
I, too, sing America.I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.Tomorrow,
I'll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody'll dare
Say to me,
"Eat in the kitchen,"
Then.Besides,They'll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed--I, too, am America.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.Tomorrow,
I'll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody'll dare
Say to me,
"Eat in the kitchen,"
Then.Besides,They'll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed--I, too, am America.
The Art
Black literary writers covered such issues as black life in the South and the North, racial identity, racial issues, and equality. These popular themes were a part of poetry, prose, novels, and fiction.
