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. The neighborhood's churches housed a range of groups, including athletic clubs, choirs and social clubs. A similar range of activities could be found at the YMCA on 135th Street and the YWCA on 137th Street. The social pages of Harlem's two African-American newspapers, the New York Age and the New York Amsterdam News, recorded the meetings, dinners and dances of hundreds of small clubs.
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