'Judge Dan' dies; once sentenced a man to 150 years for beating boy to death. Judge Daniel Tillman. Judge Daniel Tillman was an imposing figure in his courtroom in St. Louis Circuit Court, particularly for those who had done wrong. âJudge Dan,â as some called him, stood 6 feet, 4 inches and weighed 250 pounds. He once sent a man to prison for 150 years for beating to death a 2-year-old boy he was trying to potty-train. Judge Tillman worked hard to come up with what he considered to be just the right sentence. He wanted justice â for the defendant and the victim.
Harlem would see new black writers in the years to come. Musicians, poets, and artists would continue to make their home there, but it never again served as the focal point of a creative movement with the national and international impact of the Harlem Renaissance. Johnson did not personally witness the 1935 Riot.
The Harlem Renaissance. The Harlem Renaissance was an African-American artistic and intellectual movement that flourished throughout the 1920s. The movement was based in Harlem, New York, but its influence extended throughout the nation and even the world.entral to the Harlem Renaissance was the concept that the time had come for African-Americans to take their rightful place in society and contribute to culture in meaningful ways. Although the movement peaked throughout the late 1920s, its impact continued into the 1930s and beyond.