Prior to the Harlem Renaissance, African Americans in the United States lived in primarily _________ communities.

Before the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, most African Americans lived in rural communities, especially in the South, where many worked in agriculture. The Great Migration later brought millions of Black Americans from the rural South to cities in the North and elsewhere. So “rural” is the correct choice; “urban” became more common as people moved to cities.

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