Article 6KHCA Story Behind The People and Event That Started The Harlem Renaissance

Story Behind The People and Event That Started The Harlem Renaissance

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Angela Johnson
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On March 21, 1924, a group of Black and white artists and intellectuals got together at New York's Civic Club for a dinner party to celebrate author Jessie R. Fauset's debut novel, There is Confusion." Organizers Charles S. Johnson and Alain Locke thought bringing these brilliant minds together - while generally...

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