Overview
A flowering of African-American literature, music, and art centered in Harlem that asserted Black pride, identity, and cultural achievement.
Key Figures
Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Claude McKay, Countee Cullen
Key Works
Hughes's 'The Weary Blues' (1925), McKay's 'If We Must Die' (1919), Hurston's 'Sweat' (1926)
Themes
- —Black identity
- —Pride
- —Music and vernacular
- —Racial justice
Sources and further reading