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

Title: Novels of the Harlem Renaissance: Twelve Black Writers, 1923-1933
Author: Amritjit Singh
ISBN: 9780271012087
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Published: 1976
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Condition: Used: Very Good


C 1636191

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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 129

A Review of Previous Research and Criticism 135

Notes 139

Bibliography 153

Index 165