Part one of term paper
The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920’s and early 1930’s was a period of immense African American literary and intellectual activity, centered in Harlem, New York City. During this time many writers emerged, among them Zora Neale Hurston and Richard Wright. Respectively their works “The Gilded Six-Bits” and “Almos ...

Part two of term paper
... well known not only for her writings, but for her outspokenness, her distinct way of dress, and her refusal to be ashamed of her culture. Many critics considered her works politically naïve, and the black community was often angered by her representations of blacks, which was not directly associated with the advancement of the race. Richard Wright began his career in the early thirties publishing poetry and short stories in such magazines as Left Front, Anvil, and New Masses. Unlike Hurston, Wr ...