Many authors have views of things that have happened in past wars and present. These views and experiences that these authors view have change things in people's lives that read the story. Each author lives in their own culture and has their aspects. All these stories are someone related to the world. Eugenia Collier's "Sweet Potato Pie" is affected by the Harlem Renaissance and it shows how things during the Harlem Renaissance changed the people. Eugenia Collier was born in Baltimore, Maryland and she writes to represent the under-represented, and her story reflects on the movement celebrating black heritage.
             Harlem Renaissance occurred from 1920 and 1930 outburst of creativity among African-Americans in all sources of art. Harlem Renaissance began as a series of literary discussions in Manhattan, sections of New York City, this movement became known as "The New Negro Movement" then later changed to Harlem Renaissance. It exalted the unique culture of African-Americans then redefined African-American expression. African- Americans were happy to celebrate their heritage and become "The New Negro." The rise of Harlem Renaissance was the migration of African-Americans to the northern cities between 1919 and 1926. Harlem Renaissance was the name given at the end of World War I and through the middle 1930s depression. The name Harlem Renaissance stills have its significance, and the place became synonymous with new vitality, Black urbanity, and Black militancy. Harlem Renaissance encouraged the appreciation for folk roots and culture. Harlem Renaissances the movement of Southern blacks to Northern cities, the emergence of radical thought, and the publication of black magazines, set the stage for the creation of the great literature and art that was produced during the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s. The Harlem Renaissance ended in the 1930s after the effects of the Great Depression set in. The economic downturn led to the departure of...