 The Harlem Renaissance from 1920 to 1940 brought worldwide attention to African American literature.For many years, especially in the 1920s, Harlem was home to a flourishing of social thought and culture that took place among numerous Black artists, musicians, novelists, poets, and playwrights.The most famous writers included Langston Hughes, James Weldon Johnson, Claude McKay, and Zora Neale Hurston.