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