Harlem Renaissance vs. Italian Renaissance

Katy Bollás

Per. 2

4-15-10

The Harlem Renaissance was a period of time in which creativity in the arts blossomed among African-Americans. This was similar to the Italian Renaissance was because the Italian renaissance was also a time in which many new artists emerged. The three dominating artists of the Italian Renaissance were, Michelangelo, Ralph, and Leonardo da Vinci. During the Harlen Renaissance was the time in which several new ideas emerged. These ideas included, jazz which is now a very popular music Gender. Like the Italian Renaissance, the Harlen Renaissance took place after the Dark ages which is a bad time for people in a certain area or region. The Dark ages in Harlem was when several African-Americans fled to a different part of new york in order to have better education and to be able to live in much better conditions. The Harlem renaissance was different form the Italian Renaissance because it took place from 1920 to the middle of the 1930s while the Italian Renaissance took place shortly after the end of feudalism in Europe.The Harlem Renaissance started in New York were it was originally called the "New Negro Movement."