Join us as we discuss " Harlem Rhapsody" by Victoria Christopher Murray, hosted by Librarian Kayann M.
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"In 1919, as civil and social unrest grips the country, there is a little corner of America, a place called Harlem, where something special is stirring. Here, the New Negro is rising and Black pride is evident everywhere...in music, theatre, fashion and the arts. And there on stage in the center of this renaissance is Jessie Redmon Fauset, the new literary editor of the preeminent Negro magazine The Crisis. W.E.B. Du Bois, the founder and editor of The Crisis, has charged her with discovering young writers whose words will change the world. Jessie attacks the challenge with fervor, quickly finding sixteen-year-old Countee Cullen, seventeen-year-old Langston Hughes, and Nella Larsen, who becomes one of her best friends. Under Jessie's leadership, The Crisis thrives, the writers become notable, and magazine subscriptions soar. Every Negro writer in the country wants their work published in the magazine now known for its groundbreaking poetry and short stories. Jessie's rising star is shining bright....but her relationship with W.E.B. could jeopardize all that she's built.
AGE GROUP: | New Adults | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Discussion/Lecture | Clubs & Groups | Books |
| Mon, Mar 02 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Tue, Mar 03 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Wed, Mar 04 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Thu, Mar 05 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Fri, Mar 06 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sat, Mar 07 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sun, Mar 08 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
