Hurston uses various quotes in order to express the hardships of African-Americans during the age of slavery. ... The movement aimed to reform the difference of culture between Negroes and the white stereotypes, which had influenced African American's lives and relationship to each other. ...
They often expressed their contempt for the black upstarts who, in their view, possessed neither morals nor manners. ... We all live in America it is our aim to get ahead; we must come together and work out our differences as best we can. ...