#6 Refined List of Research Topics

The Harlem Renaissance was a well-known cultural movement in the 1920’s and 1930’s in the African American community. African Americans had been suppressed and deprived of discovering and experiencing life. African Americans migrated from the south in the Great Black Migration. This relocation from the south to the north occurred because of the brutality and lychings, poverty levels, and Jim Crow Laws. This movement occurred in a section in Manhattan, New York, called Harlem. The Harlem Renaissance created a sense of identity, initiated freedom of expression, and allowed blacks to explore intellectually.


Blacks in literature I believe really began before the Harlem Renaissance but really soared during the Harlem Renaissance. There were various types of writers ranging from poets such as Langston Hughes to novelist such as Nora Neale Hurston. All of which explored black culture through there writing. It was one way for blacks to be heard in the community. It was a struggle to for blacks to become known whites and other races became more and more interested in black culture through entertainment that it made literature soar. Some writers chose to write in the black dialect while other refrained from it, thinking it degraded the black race.


There are various forms of dance but two of the major are Ballet and Modern. There are several differences between theses two. Ballet can before modern existed. It is way more structured and proper. There are specific positions and placements of the body, there are also pointe shoes involved. Ballerinas are usually seen in pink tights and a leotard and occasionally a tutu. Ballet is performed to classical music from various eras. Ballet originated in Europe. Modern on the other hand is almost the opposite in certain ways. It incorporates more levels less shapes and more movement of the entire body. There are several forms of modern that have involved. There is no set style. Modern is usually done bare foot and more earthy.