Even though this was a remarkable time, it did not
gather much fame during its time and would only be truly praised later in
history. But that does not mean there were no people who did not know of the
Harlem Renaissance. There was overall a good critical reception, people liked to
see the growth of the Negro culture, international impact included the
annexation of Paris as another Negro hotspot, another Harlem Renaissance was
sparking in Paris, where blacks of Harlem, like Hughes, Louis Armstrong, and
others went to hang around with other blacks, and learn new things as well. Paris was also the place in which black
political activists held conferences, such as when W.E.B. Du Bois held his Second
Pan African Congress in 1919, which discussed that were intended to address the issues facing Africa as a
result of European
colonization of most of the continent. The Pan-African Congress gained the
reputation as a peace maker for the decolonization of Africa and of the West Indies.