During and after World War 1 thousands of African Americans began migrating from the South. Many moved to the North in hoping for a better life and better jobs. By 1923 the population of Blacks in New York had tripled. Two-thirds of the blacks settled in Harlem, which was distinctively black. In 1917 there was an intellectual movement in Harlem known the Harlem Renaissance. It lasted to about 1935. Harlem became a vibrant center of black cultural activity in …showed first 75 words of 1020 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1020 total…reader will be able to relate better with her characters because of this. In “Story in Harlem Slang” the character spoke in slang for the reason that it was popular. This the way everybody spoke in Harlem. In “Sweat” they spoke with improper English. This was because many people down South did not have an education. It was like a broken English. Many of them spoke this way because they knew no better. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**