Aside from being the center for artistic and religious movements we
must not forget that Harlem was also a hotbed for political movements
and heated debates. In this portion of our Harlem Renaissance site
we hope to introduce you to the political leaders and discussions
of the period. Here is a brief description of what is covered in this
portion.
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MARCUS GARVEY
This gentleman founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and
was elected by its council to be President of the association. He had
a Black Nationalist philosophy and was a proponent of a black migration
back to Africa.
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on Marcus Garvey
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|  W.E.B.
Dubois
Dubois was the leading black politician and philosopher during the Harlem
Renaissance. His views were in direct conflict of those of Garvey since Dubois
favored integration and Garvey favored separation.
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|  SOCIAL
CONDITIONS
Slavery had ended only shortly before the Renaissance and the migration
of blacks to the north had concentrated them in industrial cities. Information
in this section will cover topics such as the Scottsboro Boys trial.
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| THEMES
& DEBATES
Here you can find information about groups
that were active during the Renaissance and what debates occured,
for instance: Separation vs. integration, Pan-Africanism, Communism
and Bolshevism. In this section you can take a deeper look into
these debates.
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SOCIAL
MOVEMENT
EMERGENCE & DECLINES
In this section we provide a theoretical basis for viewing the Harlem
Renaissance as a social movement.
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theoretical basis
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