Which section from the text best supports the central idea that the Harlem Renaissance provided African Americans with an opportunity to create a new identity by using art to express their feelings and experiences?
Question 5 options:
âIn the early 1900s African Americans began moving north where they could find better paid jobs working in city factories instead of on farms.â (Paragraph 3)
âOne of the most common stereotypes was that they were primitive, wild people still closely connected to the âjungle rootsâ of their origins in Africa.â (Paragraph 4)
âAlthough the poem never addressed race directly, African-American readers found its message of defiance inspiring as they continued to hear about racially motivated violence around the country.â (Paragraph 5)
âArtists held the belief that through intellect, literature, art, and music, their work could challenge racism and enable African Americans to better integrate into American society as a whole.â (Paragraph 6)