Unlike the previous era, where they had received freedom but it was so new to them, and they really didn't understand what it meant to be free group, they began to move in a time when they were finding their voice and "finding their freedom". Instead of writing about becoming free and wanting freedom, they begin to act free. They begin to demonstrate that they are free by expressing confidence in their culture and their work. In his writings he has many different subsections where he refutes pushed ideas about the African American race. Prove stereotypes wrong using the truth. The first example is that, in the section entitled “originality,” he wrote, “it has been said so often that the Negro lacks an originality that it has almost become gospel. The external signs seem to confirm this. But if you look closely, its falsity is immediately evident." and: “So, if we look at him carefully, the Negro is a very original being. As he lives and moves among a white civilian, everything he touches is reinterpreted for his own use. He changed the language, the way of preparing food, the practice of medicine and certainly the religion of his new country, just as he adapted the sheikh haircut made famous by Rudolph Valentino to himself. this passage shows how much he believes in his race. He doesn't ask anyone for anything. He doesn't ask for respect, acceptance or freedom, he tells them to treat them as if they were free. This passage really exemplifies the theme of accepting yourself and your culture during this time period. African Americans were able to begin to stand up for themselves and oppose the falsely held stereotypes that were created against them. During this time they were recreating the culture that had been taken away from them. They were finding their voice