<P> The Harlem Renaissance was an intellectual , social , and artistic explosion that took place in Harlem , New York , spanning the 1920s . During the time , it was known as the `` New Negro Movement '' , named after the 1925 anthology by Alain Locke . The Movement also included the new African - American cultural expressions across the urban areas in the Northeast and Midwest United States affected by the African - American Great Migration , of which Harlem was the largest . The Harlem Renaissance was considered to be a rebirth of African - American arts . Though it was centered in the Harlem neighborhood of the borough of Manhattan in New York City , many francophone black writers from African and Caribbean colonies who lived in Paris were also influenced by the Harlem Renaissance . </P>
<P> The Harlem Renaissance was an intellectual , social , and artistic explosion that took place in Harlem , New York , spanning the 1920s . During the time , it was known as the `` New Negro Movement '' , named after the 1925 anthology by Alain Locke . The Movement also included the new African - American cultural expressions across the urban areas in the Northeast and Midwest United States affected by the African - American Great Migration , of which Harlem was the largest . The Harlem Renaissance was considered to be a rebirth of African - American arts . Though it was centered in the Harlem neighborhood of the borough of Manhattan in New York City , many francophone black writers from African and Caribbean colonies who lived in Paris were also influenced by the Harlem Renaissance . </P>
where is harlem and what was the harlem renaissance
where is harlem and what was the harlem renaissance
neighborhood of the borough of Manhattan in New York City a rebirth of African - American arts
neighborhood of the borough of Manhattan in New York City a rebirth of African - American arts