Black History Month: Scenes From The Harlem Renaissance
Thought leader W.E.B. Dubois had already made a name for himself by 1899, so during the 1920s and 30s, he essentially helped to foster up-and-coming writers by giving them an outlet in his journal The Crisis (the media outlet of the NAACP he co-founded). Although at odds with such leaders as Marcus Garvey, DuBois was active in promoting the work and education of Black leaders for the sake of uplifting African-American society overall.