Unlike the previous era, in which they had gained freedom but it was so new to them, and they really didn't understand what meant being a free group, they began to enter a period where they found their voice and “found their freedom.” Instead of writing about becoming free and wanting freedom, they start acting freely. They begin to prove that they were free by showing confidence in their culture and in their work. In her writings, she has many different subsections in which she refutes the ideas put forward about the African American race. She proves stereotypes wrong using the truth. The first example is that, under the section titled “originality,” she writes, “it has been said so often that the Negro lacks originality that it has almost become gospel. The external signs seem to confirm this. But on closer inspection, its falsity is immediately obvious. » » and « So, if we look more closely, the Negro is a very original being. As he lives and evolves among a white civilian, everything he touches is reinterpreted for his own use. He modified the language, the method of preparing meals, the practice of medicine and certainly the religion of his new country, just as he adapted the sheikh haircut made famous by Rudolph Valentino to his liking. this passage shows how much she believes in her race. She doesn't ask anyone for anything. She doesn't ask for respect, acceptance or freedom, she tells them to treat them as if they were free. This passage really illustrates the theme of acceptance of oneself and one's culture during this time period. African Americans were able to begin to stand up for themselves and oppose the falsely acclaimed stereotypes that were leveled against them. During this time, they recreated the culture that had been taken from them. They found their voice through