Quakerism connects groups of different believers under the respect for everyone’s belief of a creed. They encourage each other to be able to understand themselves and their own personalities. Jean Toomer’s Quaker belief connects to his writings on the place of the African American in the 20th century. He also wrote essays on George Fox and Quakerism. In his essay, “The Negro Emergent,” Toomer describes how African Americans were able to rise from those past identifications when they were portrayed only as slaves. He said they were working to find a voice for themselves.