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The '''Harlem Renaissance''' is a term describing an artistic and literary movement expressing Black or African-American culture which occurred during the 1920s and was centered in the Black community of [[Harlem]], a neighborhood in New York City. The term has grown to encompass almost any expression of Black culture during the decade of the 1920s, even some which occurred overseas, such as revues by dancer [[Josephine Baker]] and other musical artists which toured major European cities. At the time the movement was sometimes referred to as “the New Negro Renaissance”.<ref>Watson, Steven (1995) The Harlem Renaissance, Pantheon Books, p.8</ref> At that time, the term “Negro” was not considered derogatory, even when used by Whites.  

The '''Harlem Renaissance''' is a term describing an artistic and literary movement expressing [[Black]] or African-American culture which occurred during the 1920s and was centered in the Black community of [[Harlem]], a neighborhood in New York City. The term has grown to encompass almost any expression of Black culture during the decade of the 1920s, even some which occurred overseas, such as revues by dancer [[Josephine Baker]] and other musical artists which toured major European cities. At the time the movement was sometimes referred to as “the New Negro Renaissance”.<ref>Watson, Steven (1995) The Harlem Renaissance, Pantheon Books, p.8</ref> At that time, the term “Negro” was not considered derogatory, even when used by Whites.  

The Harlem Renaissance as an intellectual event was largely powered by the conflict between two literary publications: ''[[The Crisis]]'', edited by [[W.E.B. DuBois]] and [[Jessie Fauset]], and ''[[Opportunity]]'', edited by [[Alain Locke]].  These were not the only Black literary publications in Harlem during this period (prominent among the others were ''[[Fire!]]'' and ''[[The New Negro]]''), but they were among the most influential. Among the many ideas debated during the Harlem Renaissance were whether Blacks should seek to participate in and gain the respect of the White community or seek a separate identity, whether Blacks should welcome White interest in their culture or see it as an invasion of privacy, and the competing roles of African culture and the American culture of former slaves in forging a new Black identity.

The Harlem Renaissance as an intellectual event was largely powered by the conflict between two literary publications: ''[[The Crisis]]'', edited by [[W.E.B. DuBois]] and [[Jessie Fauset]], and ''[[Opportunity]]'', edited by [[Alain Locke]].  These were not the only Black literary publications in Harlem during this period (prominent among the others were ''[[Fire!]]'' and ''[[The New Negro]]''), but they were among the most influential. Among the many ideas debated during the Harlem Renaissance were whether Blacks should seek to participate in and gain the respect of the White community or seek a separate identity, whether Blacks should welcome White interest in their culture or see it as an invasion of privacy, and the competing roles of African culture and the American culture of former slaves in forging a new Black identity.

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