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This 6 page paper speculates on the world view of some of the artists and writers of the Harlem Renaissance and the Early Modern Period. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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of every kind-exploded out of Harlem and brought their extraordinary works to a newly appreciative public. The beginnings of Modernism in painting signaled a shift there as well. This paper
speculates on what the works of various artists from these two eras tell us about their thinking. Discussion Well begin with the Harlem Renaissance, which occurred in the early 1900s
and grew to its high point in the 1920s (Johnson). At this time, "African-American literature, art, music, dance, and social commentary began to flourish in Harlem ... This African-American cultural
movement became known as The New Negro Movement and later as the Harlem Renaissance" (Johnson). It was more than a writers movement; the Harlem Renaissance "exalted the unique culture of
African-Americans and redefined African-American expression" (Johnson). The Harlem Renaissance was fueled by the movement of African Americans from rural areas, particularly the South, to the cities; the "rise of radical
African-American intellectuals," and a general trend throughout society toward experimentation (Johnson). The Harlem Renaissance transformed not only black culture, but American culture in general, since it was the first time
that Americans generally "read the thoughts of African-Americans and embraced the African-American communitys productions, expressions, and style" (Johnson). Among those whose works were finding a new audience were Zora Neale
Hurston and Langston Hughes. Hurston was a novelist probably best known for Their Eyes Were Watching God, a tale of a confident black woman and the men in her life.
Hurstons protagonist is Janie Crawford, who is something of a rarity for the time: she is a woman who is aware of her sexuality and not ashamed of it. She
is married three times: first to Logan Killicks, a man her grandmother insists Janie marry (Hurston). The marriage is unhappy because she is little more than a servant to him;
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