The Negro Renaissance Harlem and Chicago Flowerings

The flowerings of the Negro renaissance in Harlem (1917–35) and Chicago (1935–50) were spawned by Pan-Africanism, which posits the belief that black people all over the world share an origin and a heritage, that the welfare of black people everywhere is inexorably linked, and that the cultural produ...

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Published inThe Black Chicago Renaissance p. 21
Main Author SAMUEL A. FLOYD
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published University of Illinois Press 15.06.2012
Subjects
African American culture
African American studies
African Americans
African culture
African music
African studies
American minorities
American studies
Anthropology
Art history
Art music
Art periods
Artists
Arts
Behavioral sciences
Economic disciplines
Economics
Employment
Ethnic groups
Ethnography
Ethnology
High culture
Jazz
Labor economics
Music
Music genres
Music theory
Musical performance
Musical rhythm
Musical time
Musicians
Occupations
Performing arts
Popular music
Renaissance art
Renaissance music
Western art music
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Summary:The flowerings of the Negro renaissance in Harlem (1917–35) and Chicago (1935–50) were spawned by Pan-Africanism, which posits the belief that black people all over the world share an origin and a heritage, that the welfare of black people everywhere is inexorably linked, and that the cultural products of blacks everywhere should express their particular fundamental beliefs.¹ According to Peter Olisanwuche Esedebe, Pan-African thought seeks to glorify the African past, inculcate pride in African values, and promote unity among all people of African descent.² Pan-African thinking was set off in part by the transatlantic slave trade and was
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