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Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray
4.0
Author: Victoria Christopher Murray
Started: January 2, 2025
Finished: January 3, 2025
Publication Date: February 4, 2025
Format: Digital
Genre: Historical Fiction
In Washington DC, Jessie Redman Faust takes on the job of literary editor for The Crisis, a magazine headed by Dr. W.E.B. DuBois. During her tenure there, she must deal with her relationship with W.E.B, her mother's disapproval, and writing her own novel. As literary editor, Faust helps discover some of the premier Black writers of the Harlem Renaissance.
Once again, I was introduced to a woman who was important to the history of America through reading. I had never heard of Jessie Redman Faust or the way she changed the landscape of literature. She introduced the world to Langston Hughes, amongst other wonderful writers. This story did not paint Dr. DuBois in a positive light for me. He seemed egotistical and hurtful, especially when it came to Jessie's feelings. This book was well-written, and enjoyable, and tells the story of the Harlem Renaissance and the woman who started it.
Started: January 2, 2025
Finished: January 3, 2025
Publication Date: February 4, 2025
Format: Digital
Genre: Historical Fiction
In Washington DC, Jessie Redman Faust takes on the job of literary editor for The Crisis, a magazine headed by Dr. W.E.B. DuBois. During her tenure there, she must deal with her relationship with W.E.B, her mother's disapproval, and writing her own novel. As literary editor, Faust helps discover some of the premier Black writers of the Harlem Renaissance.
Once again, I was introduced to a woman who was important to the history of America through reading. I had never heard of Jessie Redman Faust or the way she changed the landscape of literature. She introduced the world to Langston Hughes, amongst other wonderful writers. This story did not paint Dr. DuBois in a positive light for me. He seemed egotistical and hurtful, especially when it came to Jessie's feelings. This book was well-written, and enjoyable, and tells the story of the Harlem Renaissance and the woman who started it.