The Harlem Renaissance was the social, artistic and cultural movement. During the 1920s there was a lot of buzz of what it meant to be an African American, that buzz inspired a creative circle which consisted of music, art, fashion and most importantly, literary sector. Harlem represented the explosion of creativity in all areas which people recognized as a new birth of African American identity and called it a Harlem Renaissance. It was during this period that white Americans acknowledged the African
study when writing about issues such as gender, race, class and sexuality. Although there has been many versions such as the Broadway musical, Frank Urson’s 1927 film and, of course, the original text by Maurine Watkins, for this essay, I am going to be focusing on Rob Marshall’s 2002 film adaptation. It is important to know that this version is based on Bob Fosse’s 1975 Broadway adaptation. Fosse himself struggled with the temptation of pills, alcohol and women, which may have influenced his version