The movement of Southern blacks to Northern cities, the emergence of radical thought, and the publication of black magazines set the stage for the Harlem Renaissance, the time when black writers produced some of the most profound literary works.

Centered in Harlem in the 1920s, the Harlem Renaissance was a period in which African Americans created great literature. They wrote poetry, prose, plays, and novels. The literature ranged in subject, but race and racial identity was a common theme.

Centered in Harlem, in the 1920s-1930s, the Harlem Renaissance was a period in which African Americans created great literature and art. They wrote poetry, prose, plays, and novels. The literature ranged in subject, but race and racial identity was a

Harlem Renaissance Writer

Harlem Renaissance Writer - Known for writing only two notable novels during the Harlem Renaissance, Nella Larsen became the first African American woman to receive a Guggenheim Fellowship....

Harlem Renaissance - The movement of Southern blacks to Northern cities, the emergence of radical thought, and the publication of black magazines, set the stage for the creation of the great literature and art that was produced during the Harlem Rena

The Harlem Renaissance

From the Harlem Renaissance, came the creation of great literature by many African American writers. Take a look at who some of these writers were and at the literature they produced.

Harlem Renaissance writer, Arna Bontemps, was an important part of the movement.

Jamaican poet, Claude McKay, became a prominent poet during the Harlem Renaissance who expressed his observations of black life in his poetry.