The old South is gone along with slavery.Negroes are free now. He says this because The New Negro has moved North from all aspects of life into one race melding, like businessmen, preachers, artists, criminals, and musicians.

The New Negro has a new sense of self respect now and self esteem and is the advance guard of those to come. The New Negroes' self respect and self dependence shows in his art, music, education, outlook on life and his leadership in the community.

The New Negro wasn't going to sit and take it anymore so they formed the NAACP, they also had a parade, Negro Silent Protest Parade. When the French celebrated the Negroes for helping to save their country in WW1 the U. S. Whites were angry that the Negro was getting so much glory.

Harlem, N.Y. was the rebirth of Black art. The Harlem Renaissance was a celebration of Negro culture in music like Louie Armstrong, the Great Satchmo, the great singer Ethel Waters, also art like Henry O. Turner's Banjo Lesson, poetry, tap dance, and the Jazz music.