Which sentence from "A Beginning, Not an End" best represents the main idea of the section?

Responses

A These gifted artists arrived in Harlem looking for hope, and what resulted was the blossoming of a new African-American identity.

B The Harlem Renaissance began to decline in the late 1930s when the Great Depression crushed the nation's economy.

C The sent most Americans into crisis, and time spent creating turned into time spent surviving.

D Their music, words, and art seem as fresh and powerful today in the 21st century as they were then.

A These gifted artists arrived in Harlem looking for hope, and what resulted was the blossoming of a new African-American identity.