Question

Remember - in the years leading up to the yellow fever epidemic in Memphis - there were some elite African Americans learning, teaching, and generally promoting European art music. . .who were they?

Answer 1

During the Harlem Renaissance, African-American artists were learning, teaching, and promoting European art music.

Step-by-step explanation:

The African-American artists who were learning, teaching, and promoting European art music in the years leading up to the yellow fever epidemic in Memphis were part of the Harlem Renaissance.

During this period, African-American arts and literature gained national attention, and artists, poets, musicians, and writers congregated in Harlem to develop their works. The Harlem Renaissance brought African American artists into the mainstream, inspiring racial pride and incorporating their work into the larger American psyche.