Harlem Renisance

during the Harlem Renaissance created a movement which sparked

outstanding literary vigor, and among many other things the

commercial appeal and success of Jazz and the Blues.

Hip Hop since its earliest arrival has done nothing but appeal

to the thousands and millions in tune with its revolutionary

sound. From the streets of Brooklyn to the suburbs of Santa

Fa, its presence, wether accepted or not, was and still

continues to influence mainstream America today. Modern day

Hip Hop does indeed fulfil the same ingenuity and spirit as

In the early 1920's an enthusiastic post World War

America existed in a society that seemingly hesitated to break

normality or deal with change very easily. The isolation

period as it would later be referred, essentially kept America

away from anything “ American”. Nevertheless, America would

soon experience a unexpected yet brilliant occurrence in the

Ghettos of Harlem, New York. African Americans migration to

the north brought a large number of blacks to the city. This

migration would be responsible for what ultimately caused the

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