Harlem Renaissance; music to your ears

Thu, 03/28/2013 - 19:24 -- Dalia

Racial discrimination was still on
The Blacks decided to get things done.
They moved out the South
For the whites didn’t approve them without a doubt.
They migrated up North to their destination,
This move was called the Great Migration.

Up North in the Harlem streets
The Blacks began to do their own beats.
With drums that beated all day long
One of the influential musicians was Louis Armstrong
He may have not played drums but he was a young trumpet player
Armstrong had a big impact in the Harlem Renaissance jazz layer.
However, Louis Armstrong wasn’t the only one
Zora Hurston, Marcus Gravey and then some.

There were many creative African Americans
Some were poets, singers, and musicians.
They were a few that did more than one, so they say,
One novelist and poet was Claude McKay.
Before the Harlem Renaissance, Harlem was an overcrowded, unemployed, poor place
But once the Harlem Renaissance came the problems seemed to efface.

Harlem Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned the 1920s
It left a legacy of literary for many.
The Harlem Renaissance was not only about literature but also jazz and blues music also
Their contributions are still felt by artists and audiences, regardless of color unlike before ago.

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