The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned the 1920s. During the first Great Migration (1910-1930) about million African-American migrants left Southern rural areas to migrate to northern industrial cities. Starting around the time of
The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned the 1920s. During the first Great Migration (1910-1930) about million African-American migrants left Southern rural areas to migrate to northern industrial cities. Starting around the time of the end of WWI, Harlem became associated with the New Negro movement, and then the artistic outpouring known as the Harlem Renaissance, which extended to poetry, novels, theater, and the visual arts. The growing population also supported a rich fabric of organizations and activities in the 1920s. Fraternal orders such as the Prince Hall Masons and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks set up lodges in Harlem, with elaborate buildings including auditoriums, and large bands. Parades of lodge members decked out in uniforms and accompanied by band music were a common sight on Harlem's streets, on public holidays, lodge anniversaries, church festivities and funerals. Parade photographed by James VanDerZee.
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