▁M ud dy ▁W aters , ▁and ▁K oko ▁Taylor ▁were ▁prominent ▁during ▁this ▁time . ▁ ▁G ospel , ▁though ▁popular ▁before ▁the ▁Renaissance , ▁saw ▁a ▁res urg ence ▁in ▁prom in ence ▁during ▁this ▁time . ▁The ▁" F ather ▁of ▁G ospel ▁Music ," ▁Thomas ▁Dor sey , ▁brought ▁hundreds ▁of ▁new ▁g ospel ▁songs ▁from ▁the ▁Southern ▁Pent ec ost al ▁Church ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁by ▁bl ending ▁the ▁sound ▁with ▁urban ▁style . ▁Mah alia ▁Jackson , ▁the ▁" Que en ▁of ▁G ospel ▁Music ," ▁made ▁many ▁of ▁these ▁songs ▁main stream ▁when ▁she ▁arrived ▁in ▁Chicago ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁ ▁Liter ature ▁ ▁The ▁writing ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Black ▁Renaissance ▁addressed ▁the ▁culture ▁of ▁Chicago , ▁ra cial ▁t ensions , ▁issues ▁of ▁identity , ▁and ▁a ▁search ▁for ▁meaning . ▁ ▁Prom inent ▁writers ▁in ▁the ▁movement ▁included ▁Richard ▁Wright , ▁Margaret ▁Walker , ▁G wend ol yn ▁Bro oks , ▁Ar na ▁B ont em ps , ▁F ent on ▁Johnson ▁and ▁Lor raine ▁Hans berry . ▁ ▁The ▁South ▁Side ▁Writ ers ▁Group ▁was ▁a ▁writing ▁circle ▁of ▁several ▁authors ▁and ▁po ets ▁from ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Black ▁Renaissance . ▁Its ▁members ▁worked ▁collabor atively ▁to ▁insp ire ▁one ▁another ▁and ▁explore ▁new ▁them es . ▁ ▁New sp apers ▁and ▁period ical s ▁including ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Def ender , ▁Chicago ▁Sunday ▁Be e , ▁Neg ro ▁Story ▁Magazine , ▁and ▁Neg ro ▁Dig est ▁also