Photograph: Dancers at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, New York, 1953.

​During the 1920’s, African-Americans had more opportunities to express themselves, despite their continued sergregation and degradation, blacks advanced music, dance, literature, and the arts in general. The Savoy Ballroom gave integrated audiences a chance to enjoy these black performers, and whites began to appreciate and accept black cultural contributions, opening America's mind to a fully integrated society.