Nima MirzaiCultural Artifact ProjectHarlem Stride PianoThe Harlem Renaissance was a cultural movement of the African American community of the 1920s where music, art and literature flourished. A migration of African Americans from the South to the North created a cultural eruption. Harlem was one of the meccas that attracted artists and writers from all over the country to the north, and one of its most famous products was the Harlem Stride Style piano. I will seek to further research this musical artifact and delve deeper into its role in how it contributed not only to the unification of African Americans, but also to the discourse between African American musicians and white audiences. My goal is that by the end of this essay, "you", the reader, will be able to realize the cultural significance of this artifact, how it shows the clash of multiple cultures in the United States in the 1920s and its impact on our culture today. During the 1920s, we saw the first major public recognition of African American culture. Before the 1920s, African Americans in the South still struggled to find an identity, as Jim Crow laws constantly oppressed them. With the United States' involvement in World War I and the lack of cheap European immigrant labor in the North, African Americans had a great opportunity to escape the South. This migration of blacks from the South brought with it many cultural influences from the South, especially in music. The Harlem Stride style piano is the result of this clash of cultures and musical styles and is an important artifact in the way it represents the forward movement of African American culture as well as the integration and clash of white cultures and black. I will now look at the middle of paper......and the percussion instruments were intertwined. This new style was primarily played in clubs and attracted white audiences from around the world. This then created another dialogue and narrative of white people appreciating black culture and entertainment, further recognizing and realizing the mass appeal and potential of these artists. In all of this, along with the other cultural contributions of the Harlem Renaissance, they helped create cultural change. Not only were African Americans more united, but their status apparently also improved with respect to the arts. Although Harlem Stride-style piano and jazz music may not have been the only reason the Harlem Renaissance was able to revive African-American pride and culture, it nonetheless kept the spirit of the movement alive and well. enabled African-American musicians to have a lasting effect on American society.