Part a: how does the text describe the connection between racial inequality in the south and the development of the harlem renaissance? a african americans were forced to leave the south and go to harlem because of the violence they experienced in the south. b african americans were tired of unfair treatment in the south and wanted to forge a new path for themselves in harlem. c african americans were too afraid to establish an identity in the south because of the history of slavery there. d african americans were not permitted to work as anything but laborers in the south and heard of the artistic opportunities in the north.