Question

Why was the Harlem Renaissance important in the lives of African Americans?

Answer 1

It is not completely clear that the Harlem Renaissance would have been important in the lives of each and every African American person. This was, after all, an artistic movement. It did not do anything to give African Americans more civil or political rights. It did little to improve the economic lot of the majority of African Americans. How, then, can we say that it was important to African Americans?

If we are to argue that it was, we should look at its effect on people