“The new Negro movement” during the 1920’s, that later became known as the Harlem Renaissance. The Harlem Renaissance brought out powerful works of music, art, and literature. This movement also inspired brand new expressions in the Negro community. Thanks to the work of many African American writers the Harlem Renaissance was created. The writers wrote such things as Poetry, prose, plays, and novels. The literature they wrote ranged in subject, but race and racial identity was one of the common themes that many Harlem Renaissance authors wrote about. During this time period there were many author