Background: Harlem Renaissance

The Harlem Renaissance which was originally called the New Negro Movement was an era of African American writers and artists that lasts from after World War One till after the Great Depression. A major cause of the Harlem Renaissance was African Americans moving from the rural areas of the south and into the big cities of the north. During this time African Americans became more intellectual because there were more opportunities for them in the North. There were also a lot more jobs offered in the North.