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Today, the Hip Hop movement has had a huge impact on worldwide youth culture.
But back in 1920s New York, another cultural phenomenon had a similarly large impact on our nation’s culture.
It was called the Harlem Renaissance and it was an exciting time of literary, artistic, musical, and cultural happenings. We have found some cool clips that show a few notable developments of that movement.
The clip above is extremely fun to watch and depicts the Lindy Hop dance craze. The clip comes from the 1941 film Hellzapoppin’.
A few venues in the region served as major cultural centers and helped artists like Billie Holiday, featured in the above clip with Louis Armstrong, find their way to a larger audience. …read more.
