Harlem Renaisance Concept

         Gabrielle Dangler

         6th hour

          6-7-2012

Harlem Renissance

      I beli eve it is more than simple to say that the theme of Harlem Renaissance was racial equality. It does however, as many other things I have written papers about, go deeper. The main overhead theme is racial equality, but I feel that the Harlem renaissance was more about Black pride than just equality. It was a time to embrace and rejoice in your race. This is supported by the influx of black musicians and entertainers, the increase of art and culture.

           In the Art piece I included earlier in the wikia I feel the overall theme is a happy one. The song... well I’ve always liked Louis Armstrong, I think I actually chose that song for nostalgic purposes less than to prove my point. Anyway, the poems are very ridden with the heavier side of this Black Pride. I can’t help but to compare this to gay pride. You have the decked out drag queens in high heels and coated in glitter and you have the quiet families. You also have the booths and articles about gay teens that committed suicide. I feel the poems were Harlem renaissance’s equivalent to the suicide posters. They represented deeper messages about equality and were intend to truly shock or move a reader, whereas the art and music were meant to lighten the spirits. (Not to say that there wasn’t depressing art or songs).

