Claude McKay
Articles discussing Claude McKay from The Crisis (1910-1934)
Claude McKay (5 articles)
Articles from The Crisis that substantially discuss Claude McKay.
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| Date | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 (Apr) | Negro Writers | W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis (1920) calls for promoting Negro writers, arguing a literary renaissance is vital to race, education, and economic justice. |
| 1921 (Jan) | The Negro and Radical Thought | 1921: W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis urges Negro emancipation and labor solidarity at home, warning against uncritical embrace of Russian socialism. |
| 1924 (Feb) | The Younger Literary Movement | In 1924 The Crisis, W.E.B. Du Bois champions a younger Black literary movement—praising race-minded novels and modernist works that renew American literature. |
| 1927 (Oct) | Mencken | W.E.B. Du Bois in The Crisis (1927) rebuts Mencken, arguing racial bias and white readership limit Black artists’ themes while the Renaissance endures. |
| 1928 (Jun) | Two Novels | The Crisis (1928): W.E.B. Du Bois lauds Nella Larsen’s Quicksand as thoughtful race fiction and denounces Claude McKay’s Home to Harlem for prurience. |
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