The Harlem Renaissance

What was the political legacy of the Harlem Renaissance? ⁣ ⁣ In the fifth and final episode of our podcast “Harlem Is Everywhere,” explore the lasting impact of art and organizing during the 1920s and ’30s and how it paved the way for the civil rights movement. ⁣ ⁣ With host Jessica Lynne (@lynne_bias) as your guide, learn about some key political events of the time, explore the work of artists such as Romare Bearden and Augusta Savage, and reflect on what it means for The Met to tell this story

The Harlem Renaissance was an intellectual and cultural revival of African American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater, politics and scholarship centered in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, spanning the 1920s and 1930s. At the time, it was known as the "New Negro Movement", named after The New Negro, a 1925 anthology edited by Alain Locke. The movement also included the new African American cultural expressions across the urban areas in the Northeast and Midwest United States affec

Young People’s Concert — “An African-American Legacy: The Harlem Renaissance”