Phillis Wheatley
A slave for much of her life, poet Phillis Wheatley (1753? – 1784) was the first published black American author and the second published American...
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Countee Cullen
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Countee Cullen was an American poet, novelist, and playwright, and one of the leading figures of the Harlem Renaissance, a cultural and intellectual movement centered...
Claude McKay
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Claude McKay was a prominent Jamaican-born poet and novelist, known for his significant contributions to American literature during the early 20th century. Born on September...
Arna Bontemps
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Arna Bontemps, born Arna Wendell Bontemps on October 13, 1902, in Alexandria, Louisiana, was an influential American writer who dedicated his work to depicting the...
Zora Neale Hurston
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Zora Neale Hurston was an influential American author, anthropologist, and filmmaker, best known for her contributions to the Harlem Renaissance and her literary works that...
Jessie Redmon Fauset
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Jessie Redmon Fauset, also known by her married name Jessie Redmon Harris, was a prominent figure in the African American literary and cultural scene during...
Harlem Renaissance
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Harlem Renaissance, was a blossoming (c. 1918–37) of African American culture, particularly in the creative arts, and the most influential movement in African American literary...
The Crisis Magazine
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The Crisis magazine, published by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), holds a significant place in the history of African American...
Frantz Fanon
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Frantz Fanon was a prominent psychiatrist, philosopher, and revolutionary thinker who made significant contributions to the fields of postcolonial studies, critical theory, and decolonization. Born...
James Baldwin
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James Baldwin was an influential American writer, essayist, and social critic whose work addressed complex issues of race, sexuality, and class in the United States....