The Harlem Renaissance was the development of the black culture in Harlem, New York City in the early 20th century. The African American culture lasted from 1910-1930, considered the Golden age that manifested in Literature, music, stage performance and art. During the great migration period, the black started to move from the south to the north are of Manhattan, New York. Manhattan was the upper- class white neighborhood in the 1880's. In 1880's in the Manhattan area led to rapid over-development, empty buildings and landlords seeking to fill the buildings. In the 1900's, there was a rapid move where the middle-class black families known as the black Bohemians moved to Harlem and other families followed pursuit. The upper-white class fought to keep the black families out , failed to do so and decided to leave Harlem. From 1915-1916 , there was a natural disaster that happened where black people and sharecroppers where unemployed . During and after World War I, immigration to the united states fell and northern recruiters headed south to entice black workers to their companies. By 1920, some 300,000 African Americans from the South had moved north, and Harlem was one of the most popular destinations for these families. This considerable population shift resulted in a Black Pride movement with leaders like Du Bois working to ensure that black Americans got the credit they deserved for cultural areas of life.
Black musical revues were staples in Harlem, and by the mid-1920s had moved south to Broadway, expanding into the white world. One of the earliest of these was Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle’s Shuffle Along, which launched the career of Josephine Baker. Anthropologist and folklorist Zora Neale Hurston courted controversy through her involvement with a publication called FIRE! Jazz became a great draw for not only Harlem residents, but outside white audiences also.Some of the most celebrated names in American music regularly performed in Harlem by Louis Armstrong. The most celebrated Harlem Renaissance artist is Aaron Douglas, often called as “the Father of Black American Art,” who adapted African techniques to realize paintings and murals, as well as book illustration.