{"text":"The leaders and followers of the Harlem Renaissance were every bit as intent on using Black culture to help make the United States a more functional democracy as they were on employing Black culture to 'vindicate' Black people.","author":"Aberjhani","tags":["african-american-history","african-american-intellectuals","african-american-leaders","best-leadership-practices","black-culture","black-history-month","black-leaders","civil-disobedience","democracy-in-america","education","faith-in-the-american-people","followers","followership","harlem-renaissance","harlem-renaissance-historians","heroes-of-the-harlem-renaissance","historical-accountability","historicization","history-of-democracy","leaders","leadership","leadership-strategies","leadership-styles","national-history-day","patriotism","postered-poetics-by-aberjhani","race-relations-in-america","teaching-the-harlem-renaissance","united-states-of-america","vindication","web-du-bois"],"id":40530,"author_id":"Aberjhani"}