1. The effect of the Harlem Renaissance on American Literature
We younger negro artists now intend to express our individual dark-skinned selves without fear or shame....We build our temples for tomorrow, as strong as we know how and we stand on the top of the mountain, free within ourselves."... Black owned magazines and newspapers flourished, freeing African Americans from the influences of the white society. ... Almost one-third of the books published during the Renaissance were still read, sold, and bought after 1929. ...
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