Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Definition
The period between the end of Reconstruction and the beginning of the Second World War, characterized by the lowest point of American race relations and widespread public acts of racism including lynching and mob violence.
AP course connection
Topic 3.11: 3.11 The New Negro Movement and the Harlem Renaissance