A review by readwithev
Harlem Shadows by Claude McKay

5.0

McKay’s collection is a mix of activism, romance, inner turmoil, desire for change and belonging, and observations of the city. Favorites from the collection include:

The Tropics in New York
Flame-Heart
On Broadway
The Barrier
The White City
The Mother
In Bondage
Heritage
The Harlem Dancer
Outcast
The Lynching
Absence
A Memory of June
One Year After
Tormented