Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance was known as an "Arts Celebration" and a rebirth of Creativity. ... Huggins, Harlem Renaissance, Page 3). ... The Harlem Renaissance was also the name given to the period from the end of World War 1 through the middle of the 1930s Depression. ... (Arna Bontemps, The Harlem Renaissance Remembered, Page 5) The common themes of this era were alienation, marginality, the use of folk material, the use of blues tradition, and the problems of writing for an elite audience. (Arna Bontemps, The Harlem Renaissance Remembered, Page 9) The Harlem Renaissance wasnt just focused on a literary movement. ... The first "Crisis" awards ceremony was held at the Renaissance Casino in which Countee Cullen won first prize. ... Also in 1927, the Harlem Globetrotters were established. ... Wallace rumans play "Harlem", was written with William Jourdan Rapp, and opened at the Apollo Theater. ... Many people say that the Harlem Renaissance ended because of the Great Depression and the political and economical unrest of the 1930s. ... The Renaissance ended for various reasons. ... Alienation from the American Dream, was also a consequence that was expressed violently in the first modem race riot, the Harlem Riot of 1935. This riot symbolized that hopefulness that started up the Harlem Renaissance was dead. ... The Harlem Renaissance naturally ended but promoted further developments in the 1930s. ... A new generation came about in the north showing black consciousness in the arts to relocate the work of the artists in the time of the Harlem Renaissance. The Harlem Renaissance later affected U. ... The Renaissance of Harlem was the only time in the twentieth century in which whites and blacks collaborated. ... The writers and artists of the Harlem Renaissance served as the leaders to promote the black arts movement and the creation of more positive images of African Americans than had generally been before.