Fauset also felt she was better than Blacks outside of America; despite being a critically acclaimed writer, Maran failed to impress her saying, “there is no question American Negroes are the best there are.” However, one of the younger generation of writers, Gwendolyn Bennett at twenty three, a graphic artist, writer, and professor at Howard read Batouala French, highlighting the younger generation of the Harlem Renaissance choosing to change course of the philosophies of the movement with the goal of taking these principles worldwide. When Bennet returned to Harlem in the early 1930s she was shocked by the once vibrant community, like many other parts of the country, in the grip of the nation’s worst financial
Fauset also felt she was better than Blacks outside of America; despite being a critically acclaimed writer, Maran failed to impress her saying, “there is no question American Negroes are the best there are.” However, one of the younger generation of writers, Gwendolyn Bennett at twenty three, a graphic artist, writer, and professor at Howard read Batouala French, highlighting the younger generation of the Harlem Renaissance choosing to change course of the philosophies of the movement with the goal of taking these principles worldwide. When Bennet returned to Harlem in the early 1930s she was shocked by the once vibrant community, like many other parts of the country, in the grip of the nation’s worst financial