The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural, intellectual, social, literary, and artistic movement based in Harlem, New York. This movement helped to create a new identity for the Black community. The movement, also known as the “New Negro Movement” is accredited as evoking extremely notable race pride for the African American Community. The Harlem Renaissance movement influenced many black artists after the fact, but gained little recognition after the 1930’s. During this movement, the American Negro was able to meet different kinds of Black people, of whom spanned across multiple countries. This new meeting allowed for Blacks to have a new sense of self respect for themselves and pride in their culture. The Harlem Renaissance also promoted Black emigration from the south and migration to the north.

During this movement, Harlem attracted many Black poets, novelists, painters, musicians, photographers, and scholars. Even though the movement also attracted great amounts of the white community, it carried little effects breaking down racial barriers in society at this time.

The center of this movement included Jean Toomer, Langston Hughes, Rudolf Fisher, Wallace Thurman, Jessie Redmon Fauset, Nella Larsen, Arna Bontemps, Countee Cullen, and Zora Neale Hurston.