Introduction The term refers to the timeline between 1920s and 1930s that marked a great flowering of the African American culture and intellectual life. The move had a sounding impact in the entire United States cultural spectrum, social thought and political arena which affected the social structure then and has remained significant up to date. The Harlem Renaissance witnessed a period where the blacks decided to challenge the white racism paternalism. In this context, African-American intellectuals and artists decided to take pride from their black dignity and creativity and stopped imitating the white’s lifestyles. This paper will analyze the events that characterized the Harlem Renaissance as the blacks strived to celebrate full freedom of expression in their own terms in tie with African native culture. Being accessible to only limited economic resources and under a heavy pressure of racism, the blacks resorted to literature to form an avenue through which they could express themselves…jazz was born to help in social disillusionment, besides other steps that this paper will highlight. The Historical Aspect The Harlem Reissuance grew after the abolition of slavery and later culminated into a greater force with the consequences brought about by WWI and the change in the cultural and social structure in the American community. It was also during that period which marked the onset of industrialization that saw a sudden shift of migration to urban areas, hence giving way to mass culture…many African-Americans set out to the Northern cities. Work brought them together giving them a chance to encourage each other and solidify their belief on the new found freedom (Barnes, pp.17-20). With a united front and driven by common interests, blacks pushed for political and economic equality, quality, civic participation and cultural self-determination. Prior to this migration, whites South established unpleasant conditions with legislations of oppressive rules like the Jim Crow Laws that supported segregation. Blacks were disenfranchised and therefore became poor…life in the South became unbearable. Unable to take no more of the blatant institutional and open inequalities, blacks were left with no choice but migrate northwards. “Harlem Renaissance came to an end with the onset of the Great Depression in 1935 coupled by the death of patron A’Lelia Walker but the notion of its objectives still make part of Americas present society” (Barnes, p.21). The Harlem Renaissance The political figurers that made a name for themselves during the Harlem were the ones who kept on reminding Africans of their hopes to getting freedom someday and make the then oppressions part of their history. It was the need to acquire full freedom that made the Harlem Era a hot political arena. Art became the chief driving force of the movement with several black artists forming organizations which published contents with poetry and scenes depicting purely black culture that is free from white intervention. Several groups of talented and skilled African-American writers came up with wonderful artistic materials like poems, skirts and essays in different genres which they used to flood the literature arena. Some of the common themes that characterized the era were the use of blue tradition and folk material (David, p.43-51). David ads that “Harlem culminated into what could not just be defined as a literary movement, but a massive move of racial consciousness” (David, p. 53). He referred to this as the “Marcus Garvey’s movement”. The main objective