The Effects of the Harlem Renaissance

He had written the controversialAutobiographyof an Ex-colored Man in and had also edited The Book of American NegroPoetry. This collection showcased several of the Renaissances most talented poets, including a man who would go on to become a giant in the literary world, Longboats Hughes. Hughes was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist. He was one of the most primitive innovators of the then-new literary art form called Jazz poetry. He is highly recognized in the Harlem Renaissance period.

He famously wrote about the period that “the negro was in vogue” which was later paraphrased as “when Harlem was in vogue”. Zorn Neal Hurst published a literary magazine that crumpled almost immediately because of problems raisingmoney, but was influential, however. Hurst later on accomplished immortality with her book Their Eyes were Watching God. Literature was not the only art that defined the Harlem Renaissance. In fact, themusicof the period may have been more influential in defining the identity of the common African-American than the literary accomplishments.

Renaissance should be acknowledged for its contribution to changing the self- perception of blacks in America; a rise in self-esteem that would in the long run transform into theCivil RightsMovement and also changed the identity of America. Works Cited Fonder, Eric. “Harlem Renaissance”. The Harlem Renaissance. (2009). Web. 24 Feb.. 2014. Huggins, Nathan. Harlem Renaissance. Oxford University Press, 2007. Hutchinson, George. “Harlem Renaissance. ” Harlem Renaissance. (2013). Web. 24 Feb.. 2014. Locke, Lain Leroy. The New Negro. Touchstone, 1999. Tate, Eleanor. Celesta’s Harlem Renaissance. Little Brown and CO, 2009.