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Harlem Renaissance
Harlem was a small village founded and named by a Dutchman, Peter Stuyvesant, in 1626. ... The area encompassing Harlem at that time was still farmland. ... As the suburban train lines reached further north the middle classes soon left Harlem for destinations in the Bronx and Westchester. The Great Migration of African-Americans to the North after World War I found the overlooked Harlem developments desperate for tenants, and soon Harlem became synonymous with Black.
The Harlem Renaissance was the name given to the period from the end of World War I through the middle of the 1930’s. ...
Three very different books signaled the beginning of the Renaissance, “Harlem Shadows”(1922) a volume of poetry by Claude McKay, “Cane” (1923), a novel that combined poetry and prose, written by Jean Toomer, and “There is Confusion,” by Jessie Fauset, which depicted middle class life among African-Americans from a woman’s perspective. ... Alain Locke was another influential figure; he identified, nurtured, and published many works by Black Renaissance individuals.
Approximate Word count = 822
Approximate Pages = 3.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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