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interprets it and judges its impact on American culture. Discussion These four point (description, analysis, interpretation, judgment) form Feldmans Critical Process and are most often used to understand words of
art. Its rather odd to try and apply them to what is essentially a social movement. However, well try. Description: Between World War I and World War II, African-Americans moved
north in large numbers, seeking political freedom and economic opportunity (Janken). They settled on Chicagos south side, other northern cities, and particularly the Harlem neighborhood in New York City (Janken).
Within a fairly short time, a number of the incomers had "fundamentally changed themselves into what black philosopher Alain Locke ... termed the New Negro, burying old stereotypes of illiteracy
and inferiority and claiming a new race-proud and independent identity" (Janken 487). During the period of the 1920s and 30s, these "New Negro intellectuals" drew on the southerners experiences
and their African heritage in order "to produce what became known as the Harlem Renaissance, an extraordinary artistic and cultural movement" (Janken 487). The Harlem Renaissance included writers like Zora
Neal Hurston and Nella Larsen; poets like Langston Hughes; and dozens if not hundreds of other painters, writers, playwrights, and poets. The movement was also politically active, for "the planners
in the Harlem Renaissance also sought to promote racial equality with whites by validating black cultural achievements" (Janken 487). It was, according to all accounts, the most extraordinary outpouring of
talent and creativity in the nations history. Analysis: The Harlem Renaissance, as an "intellectual and artistic movement ... was firmly rooted in political activism and contained a wide variety of
political overtones" (Perry and Peters 155). Activists like W.E.B. Du Bois and Marcus Garvey were important figures in the movement; Du Bois was one of the founders of the NAACP
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