black cultural achievement in the "high" arts would socially and spiritually uplift the race. Clearly this has not happened. Where the legacy of the Harlem Renaissance remains, is a profoundly romantic one for the black middle-class on the streets, where a great majority of black culture is made. The spirit and ethnicity of African American literature involves various themes such as: folk styles; protests against dehumanization and discrimination; moral and racial consciousness; cultural nationalism; rebellion against racism; and a search for self-realization by the characters. On the other hand, the universal theme of nature, love and death are also represents by these authors’ works....
