BHM 2026 No 17

Jessie Redmon Fauset-novelist. Sought realistic portrayals of black people life in fiction. Literary editor of The Crisis, NAACP magazine, acquired stories of Black lives.
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Today in #LaborHistory 4/27/1882: #JessieRedmonFauset was born. #AfricanAmerican #poet, #writer, educator. #HarlemRenaissance. #Novels w/black characters who were working professionals. Themes of #racism, #feminism. #Literary editor of The Crisis, an #NAACP magazine.

Harlem Rhapsody: Book Review | OMG! Kaya Reads A captivating review of Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray, exploring the life of Harlem Renaissance writer Jessie Redmon Fauset and her complex relationship with W.E.B. Du Bois.

I read Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray was an eye-opening experience. I had no idea how influential Jessie Redmon Fauset was during the Harlem Renaissance. bit.ly/4hS39Nm
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