Halrem:Mecca of the new negro

Page 1 The literary expressions during the time noted as the Harlem Renaissance had a significant affect on the “New Negro”. African American writers gathered to celebrate a new pride in black people and black culture, however there was not a unified voice for the movement. There was a definite goal among the black community to end segregation that was defended by the different viewpoints of great African American writers of the time. The literary explosion …

…sing!”1. The one characteristic of Cullen’s work is the exquisiteness and efficiency of his lines was not contingent on the use of racial experiences. The Harlem Renaissance in the early 1900’s was a very bewildering time for the black community. They had a large quantity of literary work by many great writers who all wanted to invoke a change in the hearts and minds of blacks and whites to put an end to segregation.