Which themes were found in literature during the Harlem Renaissance?

Another main theme found in the Harlem Renaissance is the Black vs. white mainstream culture which was a huge conflict, and ultimately a big theme that arose with the start of the H. R, though the people were African American, the great cultural activists of the time were intellectuals and felt an association with mainstream intellectual trends, although all these people were black their profession made them follow a white European tradition, this tension of representing a culture but also belonging to foreign and different artistic traditions caused many conflicts, some people were concerned about proving that the negro man is as good as the white man, while others simply wanted to completely split from American, and European society.

Explanation:

One theme of the movement was slavery. For decades, black writers were dismissed because of the history of their race. Given that many of them were descendants of slaves, they wished to illuminate what life as a slave or after slavery looked like. White authors and poets were unable to provide real-life accounts; the accounts provided by black authors and poets were honest and real.

Another theme of this movement was black identity. Again, it was important for blacks to define, for themselves, who they were. They were tired of being defined by whites. This movement allowed for poets, authors, and playwrights to show who they really were, through their own lenses with their own dialogue. They were also able to show that their voices would no longer be silenced by the whites and the whites' stereotypes of blacks.