African American Societies Contribution to American Culture The 1920s enshrined a tail end of the most numbered immigration

in American History. This immigration is believed to be saddled in the employment opportunities that have been created during the World War I. Coined by most Historians as the Great Migration, the mass movement of African-Americans inevitable transformed some of the American landscapes including cultural, political and social spheres (Shmoop Editorial Team, 2008). African-Americans have migrated from meager rural south to pervasive occupation in the urban north. In this new occupancy, blacks made their own ethnic communities different to other immigrant counterparts. But this new environment did not pave very well among the blacks that had seemingly left their homes. New York Harlem became the center of piece of blossoming African American cultural life in United Sates. The so drastic effects were made even more flaring with literary, political, social, musical, artistic and economic scenes, which all projected the launch of conglomerated Harlem Renaissance (Shmoop Editorial Team, 2008). Harlem Renaissance reached its peak during the late 1920s and diminished in mid 2930s. The reckoning point to these arbitrary changes are recoiled and fostered through the desire of the blacks to uplift their race through the use of intellect. Corollary to which is a heighten fact that unleashed reasons and philosophy in possibly out throwing the oppressiveness rampant during the period. Well-known African-Americans, using their artistic talents not only made contribution to societal culture, but also fragments of challenges against the convention on racial stereotype and discriminations. All the congruent changes can be believed to be summarily centered into this common goal and aspiration (Henderson, 2012). The effects are prevalent as to the mass demands of the growing culture that time. Some writers and actors who were African Americans creatively arrived on new techniques and styles

that are not only singled out for entertainment, but also are likely driving to patriotism. They drive to new approach of portraying arts more than what the whites have to offer them. They stood at their own comprehension and even came up to some things that are greater to what was existing. One of these writers is Langston Hughes. He cast off white influences by making his own rhythmic meter of blues and jazz. While Claude Mckay with his used of powerful verses connive to untiring belief of African Americans in relentlessly fighting for their rights, Jean Toomer constructed plays and stories to capture this sprit of times. The spirit, many believe, was demandable to keep African Americans hope alive (US History Pre-Columbian New Millennium, 2012). Indeed, in the long run, book publishers soon took notice of these talents in literary and gave it chances. Riveting novels made by blacks became rampant in market, to wit, the Their Eyes Were Catching God by Zora Neale Hurston made surmounting popularity. Also, some of its actors, like Paul Robenson, significantly made trail in the industry as to both blacks and white fans. His memorable stage performances were unforgettable. Musical comedy has also become popularized in this time that it inspired some productions to get to more to it. One is Shuffle Along who ventured to the kind of innovative theatrical performance. (US History PreColumbian New Millennium, 2012). In the world of music, there can be no greater contribution as to take account when it comes to Jazz but to African Americans. They likely dressed jazz into something innovative that was a total defiance to convention. The used of syncopated rhythms and improvised instrumental tools that in a way is new and unique to every performance are exhaustingly dramatic. Although impoverished poverty succumbed still many talents that remain untold according to many Historians, the imbibed talents of African Americans in coming up to peculiar music are

undoubted too be to much impactful. Some of these music icons are Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday who popularized blues and jazz vocals. There are Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton who conceptualized wide latitude of enigmatic perceptive to audience catching up the whole Jazz fever (US History Pre-Columbian New Millennium, 2012). Brought by liberations on the theatric and social views, African Americans have nevertheless marked conscientious effects to political dynamism. In person of Marcus Garvey, a West Indian native who believe of the racial pride that African American culture was superior to white culture, great movements were initiated that even up to our time today is still existing. According to Garvey, the Almighty God is black, and not white, thus they deserve to be the stronger race. Aloof of the concept that time of civil rights which are impartial to treatment regarding the racial integration and discrimination, he founded a corrosive movement known Universal Negro Improvement Association. This movement, though never materialized, aim for the return of African Americans to Africans since they would never get the good treatment they deserve in United States. While it is being dissented of W.E.B. DuBois, who otherwise alleged different ideals of coming up social justice, the over-all conversion of political persistence was instrumented in the reforms of 1906 civil rights movement (Cultural Themes: The 1920's & Modernity). Aside from these varieties of changes, women are not warranted to be subject of some inevitable changes. One of these salient features is the right to suffrage which has been granted prior to African Americans men. Women are given much higher prestige through welcoming them to societal parlance. Many women have become recognized in this era that has been fully grown at this present (Lewis, 2012).

In all, there are significant contributions of African Americans culture to our modern day concept of life. Whether we knew it or not, it will fall into our blood line that they become once part of our race; and never would it come a time that they will be partaken out in our future. There could always be a part of us that will always be belonged to it.

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