<P> The first major public recognition of African - American culture occurred during the Harlem Renaissance pioneered by Alain Locke . In the 1920s and 1930s , African - American music , literature , and art gained wide notice . Authors such as Zora Neale Hurston and Nella Larsen and poets such as Langston Hughes , Claude McKay , and Countee Cullen wrote works describing the African - American experience . Jazz , swing , blues and other musical forms entered American popular music . African - American artists such as William H. Johnson and Palmer Hayden created unique works of art featuring African Americans . </P>
<P> The first major public recognition of African - American culture occurred during the Harlem Renaissance pioneered by Alain Locke . In the 1920s and 1930s , African - American music , literature , and art gained wide notice . Authors such as Zora Neale Hurston and Nella Larsen and poets such as Langston Hughes , Claude McKay , and Countee Cullen wrote works describing the African - American experience . Jazz , swing , blues and other musical forms entered American popular music . African - American artists such as William H. Johnson and Palmer Hayden created unique works of art featuring African Americans . </P>
what was the term given to the period when african american culture became popular
what was the term given to the period when african american culture became popular
Harlem Renaissance
Harlem Renaissance