Harlem Renaissance
by Zarod Tucker
History
The Harlem Renaissance was a perfectly timed event. Between World War I and the Great Depression, industry in America was booming. Jobs were plentiful and industry was booming. Between the 1920's and the 1930's roughly 750,000 slaves left the South and headed for the urban areas in the North to take advantage of the prosperous situations.
The Harlem section of Manhattan, which covers just 3 square miles, drew nearly 175,000 African Americans, turning the neighborhood into the largest concentration of black people in the world.
Negro Shack I, Sedalia, North Carolina,
This was painted to show the living conditions of African Americans.
Jeunesse
Picture 3 of the Migration Series
Reflection for A Dream Deferred
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