Why did some african americans in northern cities use the term new negro to refer to themselves?

Some of the African-Americans in the Northern Cities use "New Negro" in order to refer themselves because it is their way of expressing their ejection of the accomodationism in Washington. This term was well-known in the Harlem Renaissance which implied an advocacy of dignity and the rejection to quietly submit to the laws and practice of the racial segregation of Jim Crow.

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food and resources were plentiful.

women were encouraged to marry later in life so they could work in factories.