Harlems Glory Black Women Writing, 1900-1950

This volume unfolds a rich tradition of writing by African-American women, hitherto mostly hidden, in the first half of the 20th century. In historical context, with special emphasis on matters of race & gender, are the words of luminaries like Zora Neale Hurston & Georgia Douglas Johnson as well as rare, previously unpublished writings by figures like Angelina Weld Grimke, Elise Johnson McDougald, & Regina M. Andrews, all culled from archives & arcane magazines. The editors have arranged their selections to reveal not just the little-suspected extent of black women's writing, but its prodigious existence beyond the cultural confines of New York City. A remarkable anthology.ÓRoses, Lorraine Elena is the author of 'Harlems Glory Black Women Writing, 1900-1950' with ISBN 9780756758196 and ISBN 075675819X.