The Novels of the Harlem Renaissance: Twelve Black Writers, 1923-1933

by Amritjit Singh

Book Overview

Contents

1. "WHEN THE NEGRO WAS IN VOGUE" 1

The Harlem Renaissance and Black America

in the Twenties

2. RACE AND SEX 41

Approaches to Self-Definition

3. THE DICTIES AND THE SHINES 71

Class in Black America

4. "FOOLING OUR WHITE FOLKS" 89

Color Caste in American Life

5. THE BURDEN OF BLACKNESS 105

Color in Afro-America and Beyond

Epilogue...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271012080
• ISBN13: 9780271012087
• Release Date: August 1976
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"