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

by Amritjit Singh (Author)

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

Author Biography

Amritjit Singh is Professor of English and African-American Studies at Rhode Island College. He is author of The Magic Circle of Henry James (1989) and The Harlem Renaissance: Revaluations (1989).