The Harlem Renaissance ended as America entered the Great Depression, but new black authors came to the forefront to contribute to the ever- growing body of African American Literature. 1925-Countee Cullen pens 'Heritage" 1928-Jessie Redmon Fauset publishes Plum Bun 1932-Sterling A. Brown, Master of Dialect 1936-Arna Bontemps writes Black Thunder 1937-Zora Neale Hurston completes Their Eyes Were Watching God