They began wearing shorter skirts, getting their hair done, etc, although through the 1930's women began wearing their skirts lower, the idea of returning modesty to actresses was brought forward. ... The increase in black writers carried over into the 1930's along with the addition of other famous writers, such as John Steinback and Sinclair Lewis. ...
Setting out to write about black Americans, Hughes created a body of work-poetry, fiction, journalism, essays, plays, and song lyrics. While decrying racism and the inequities it created for blacks and other minorities, Hughes called for cooperation among all races. ... A lover of books and plays, she had once dreamed of becoming a professional actress. ... Paris at that time was home to an array of black American musicians and entertainers. ... In 1926 Hughes's first book, The Weary Blues, was published to a chorus of praise from black and white reviewers alike. ...
They dealt with Black life from a Black perspective. ... By 1920, black Harlem had extended from 130th to 145th Street with a population of about 73,000 b;acls. 66.9 percent of Manhattan's blacks. ... Blacks developed a new consciousness. The deterioration of the social position of blacks in American Society caused blacks to turn to each other and develop the ideas of self-help and black pride. ... Musicals and plays about blacks became popular as well. ...
