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This photo is an picture of Lenox Avenue in the 1920s. Lenox Ave seems to be a predominately African American area and also very busy and bustling. Lenox Ave is filled with identical buildings, all of which have the same height, same width, and…

Lenox Avenue was the most popular street in Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance. Lenox Avenue served as a major hub for African American culture during the Harlem Renaissance. Here, clubs and restaurants sprung up that featured some of the most…

“We have to-morrow
Bright before us
Like a flame”
(663, Hughes)

This quote from one of Langston Hughes’ many poems expresses the hope that African Americans have during the time of the Harlem Renaissance. Hughes refers to this bright future as…