The Issue Of Forced Displacement During The Harlem...

â€Å"The issue of forced displacement during the Harlem Renaissance† The Harlem Renaissance was a time of blossoming talents and gowing ideas. Many of the works that surfaced during renaissance are still dissected and discussed in classrooms around the world. Works like Africa for the Africans and Heritage by Harvey and Cullen have withstood the test of time and perfectly encapture the issues and questions of the time period. These poems embody the resentment and social strife african americans were largely afflicted with in 1930’s America. The abundance of racially inspired discrimination inadvertently created a garden of emotional inspiration authors that became a voice of expression for their people. In the middle of this artistic explosion†¦show more content†¦Harvey argues that since the reason his descendants were brought to the Americas at all were to be â€Å"christianized† and â€Å"civilized†. He develops on the topic further and states that after two hundred and fifty this task has been accomplished, not through white intervention but through the sacrifice of the first African slaves that made their way to America. Harvey makes his argument through an amazing use of logos, alluding to a pivotal point in history and making a mockery of the original argument for the necessity of slavery to begin with. Harvey calls his peers to action stating â€Å" Should we not, therefore, turn our eyes towards Africa, our ancestral home and free it from the thralldom of alien oppression and ex ploitation?†. Here Harvey uses a rhetorical question to call his audience to take control of their homeland and shake off the imperialistic choke hold that Western super powers held on their â€Å"ancestral home†. Harvey’s argument in favor of forced displacement outlines the return to Africa as a natural and rational reaction to the oppression African Americans have experienced at the hands of their countrymen. Harvey’s argument is a calculated and compelling one that appeals not only to African Americans but African descendants everywhere, even in the nation itself. Harvey addresses the plague of foreign exploitation and manipulation Africa has experienced and invests the blame where it lies. Harvey outlines the