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African American sports became popular during the Harlem Renaissance. Leagues were founded because of the fact that whites did not allow African Americans to play in their leagues. The famous New York Harlem Globe Trotters (basketball team) was founded in 1927.

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The Harlem Renaissance was a period during the 1920s when African-American achievements in art, literature and music flourished. A period of great diversity and experimentation. The WW1 and The Great Migration saw the movement of thousands of African Americans from the farmlands in the south to the cities in  the north in order to find new opportunities and build better lives. Many made their way to the New York city neighborhood of Harlem in Manhattan, New York City which became the home of the movement.

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During the 1920's there was something going on called the Black Face. Blackface is a form of theatrical makeup used predominantly by non-black performers to represent a black person. The practice gained popularity during the 19th century and contributed to the spread of racial stereotypes

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Langston Hughes was a very important author during this time

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Some very well known musicians during this time was Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong

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It all started in Harlem, New York

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The Harlem Renaissance was a literary and artistic movement for African American people. It helped shift the thinking, acceptance and race relation of people of all different races.