The Harlem Renaissance

The Harlem Renaissance the time between the 1920s and 1930s in New York's Harlem neighborhood, is known as an era of great growth for African American art, literature and culture.

The culture of the Harlem Renaissance was one that was open to sexual exploration and gays and lesbians, both Black and White, found a community there. The jazz and blues clubs of Harlem felt like a welcoming place to gays and lesbians of different races.

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