Friday, March 14, 2014

A Good Outline on Harlem Renaissance Leading to Civil Rights

The Harlem Renaissance laid the foundations for the Civil rights movements of the 1960s

1)    unprecedented black creativity in the United States concentrated in one area
2)    affirmation of black folklore and culture
3)    emerging educated black middle class
4)    One of the goals of the Harlem Renaissance was to form a new society to meet the needs of  the distinct cultural identity and serve their interests
5)    Points 1-4  began to break the stereotype of the uneducated rural black to one of an independent and confident professional
6)    black soldiers who served in the World Wars saw the integration of the races, and the love of jazz musicand ragtime in other countries.  This formed a model for change they desired in the US.
7)    white audiences and publishers began to patronize and publish black talent.
8)   Harlem quickly became a major attraction during prohibition leading to more white people appreciating black music and society.
9)    The National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People was formed in response to the continued (illegal) practice of lynching, and to race riots.  The NAACP was established  in 1909 by a group of 60 people, seven of whom were Black to protect rights guaranteed by the 13th,14th, and 15th amendments and ensure social, economic, political, and educational equality.
10)    The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters was the first union led by blacks organized in 1925.  The first presidents and vice presidents became civil rights leaders and the union continued to play a significant role of eradicating segregation
10) the topic of civil rights had a forum, and people heard various thoughts on the matter through the voices of Marcus Garvey (who led a Back to Africa movement)  W.E. B Dubois, Langston Hughes
11) Don't Buy Where You Can't Work movement of 1928 (after the depression) was one of the first attempts to use consumer pressure to gain economic quality

The differences were
1) Harlem Renaissance was in the North, Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s was in the south
2) The goal of the Harlem Renaissance was a distinct society, even autonomy, maintained separately from the white society, but Civil Rights wanted integration

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