Du Bois, Jean Toomer, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Richard Wright and many others. These writers influence many different areas of literature such as short stories, screenplays, books, poetry, and many others. Harlem was a beacon for writers of color, it was a place to explore their creative abilities and a resource of information, all these great writers were in the same place and at the same time had the opportunity to learn from each other and the freedom to do so. write about their social, economic and life experiences. No other place in America gave these writers a platform to explore and gave them a platform to showcase talents. They were breaking down stereotypes that existed about the intelligence of African Americans through their