Like any “renaissance,” the Harlem Renaissance involved a negotiation between the past and the present. In the case of African American artists and intellectuals, this negotiation was complicated by the limitations placed upon them in American society during the early 20th century. Despite these limitations, we see concerns in writers such as Hughes and Larsen that correspond to the issues raised by Cather, Pound, Frost, etc. What are some connections you see among the various kinds of modernism represented by these writers?
