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Question 25 • Common Core ELA 10-CR

What was the Harlem Renaissance?

Answer
A
Inspired by the civil rights movement, it was a movement that focused on using art to influence political activism.
B
It was a cultural and artistic movement that spread throughout Europe during the 14th to 17th centuries.
C
It was a neighborhood in New York City’s borough of Manhattan, which has been the center of African American culture.
D
It was an explosion of arts and culture in the African American community in the decades after World War I.

Explanation

The Harlem Renaissance was a flourishing of African American art, music, literature, and culture during the 1920s and surrounding decades, after World War I. It was centered in Harlem but influenced culture more broadly. Choice D describes this artistic and cultural movement; choice C names Harlem, the neighborhood, rather than the Renaissance itself.

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