Harlem Rennaisance

Gelina Wiles

Parkinson bell: 4

English III

March 4, 2016

The Harlem Renaissance, also known as the “New Negro Movement” spanned during the 1920s. It took place in Harlem New York, and was a cultural center for black writers, artists, musicians, etc. It was a time for the african americans to show that they should be equal, through their art. One poet from the Harlem Renaissance was Countee Cullen. He wrote one poem in particular called “Tableau.” Reading this poem, or really anything from a Harlem writer, you read a lot about the racism. In Countee’s poem “Tableau”, he writes about a white and black boy being friends. During this time it was frowned upon, and it even says in his poem “From lowered blinds the black folk stare… Indignant that these two should dare In unison to walk.” (Cullen, 5, 7, and 8) Cullen is exemplifying the racism present. Today’s writers do the same thing, in expressing how they feel about our present society.