Is this thesis statement clear?

I always have trouble with my thesis statements, Is it clear and to the point? Does it explain the rest of the paper? Is it arguable? The question my professor asked us is:
How do the two works address the issue of what America means or what stories about America give our sense of it meaning?

First I began with a novel and an article, and deciphered what America meant to them. In my findings I came up with two words: individuality and freedom. I hope to focus on the desire to grow in the black community during the 1920's through finding oneself and asserting their own beliefs into society.

Here is my thesis:
Alice Walker’s novel, The Color Purple and Alain Locke’s article, The New Negro use the allusion of the African American struggle for social freedom by emphasizing an emergence of individuality in 1920’s America. Walker’s illustration of temperament for the character Celie and Locke’s explanation of negro’s with new aspirations, demonstrate blacks and their notions on integrating successfully into society and ultimately living the American dream. Through spiritual growth and the arts, both works account for the need of individuality in the black community to obtain freedom in America.

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated! TIA!