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4 October, 03:22

During the Great Migration of World War I, over a million black Americans moved from the rural South to northern urban centers. New York's Harlem gained a reputation as the "capital" of black America.

Identify the statements that describe life in Harlem in the 1920s.

a) Harlem was dominated by poverty, but it did contain a vibrant black cultural community.

b) West Indian blacks made up a large portion of the Harlem population.

c) A major cultural movement, the Harlem Renaissance, grew out of the area, in which authors and artists explored black culture.

d) All of the above.