The harlem renaissance was a movement among white liberals to achieve racial equality in america failed to nurture the emergence of black cultural pride in northern cities undermined the goals of the naacp featured some of the greatest literature, music, and visual art of the era

The Harlem Renaissance featured some of the greatest literature, music, and visual art of the era.

The Harlem neighborhood in New York City became a center for black culture in the early decades of the 20th century.  Some of the people instrumental in the Harlem Renaissance movement were writers such as W.E.B. Du Bois, Jessie Redmond Fauset, Langston Hughes, and Zora Neale Hurston.  Jazz musicians like Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Fats Waller were frequent performers as part of the Harlem music scene.  A black theater community was part of the Harlem Renaissance as well, featuring actors such as Paul Robeson.