Question

What is Harlem Renaissance?

• A. A period of technological advancement in the US during the 1920s.
• B. A literary movement emerged among a group of black thinkers in the US during the 1920s.
• C. A culinary movement focused on fusion cuisine in New York during the 1930s.
• D. A political movement centered around civil rights reforms in the US during the 1960s.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. A literary movement emerged among a group of black thinkers in the US during the 1920s.

Harlem Renaissance

• Stressed racial pride

• Objective - Awareness of black culture, tradition and identity

• Leading figures included Langston Hughes,Claude McKay, W.E.B. Du Bois ,Charles S Johnson, James Weldon Johnson, Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin