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A Hubert Harrison Reader
Contributor(s): Harrison, Hubert (Author), Perry, Jeffrey B. (Editor)

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ISBN: 0819564702     ISBN-13: 9780819564702
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 2001
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Annotation: The brilliant writer, orator, educator, critic, and activist Hubert Harrison (1883 - 1927) is one of the truly important, yet neglected, figures of early twentieth-century America. Known as "the father of Harlem radicalism, ' and a leading Socialist party speaker who advocated that socialists champion the cause of the Negro as a revolutionary doctrine, Harrison had an important influence on a generation of race and class radicals, including Marcus Garvey and A. Philip Randolph.
Harrison envisioned a socialism that had special appeal to African-Americans, and he affirmed the duty of socialists to oppose race-based oppression. Despite high praise from his contemporaries, Harrison's legacy has largely been neglected. This reader redresses the imbalance; Harrison's essays, editorials, reviews, letters, and diary entries offer a profound, and often unique, analysis of issues, events and individuals of early twentieth-century America. His writings also provide critical insights and counterpoints to the thinking of W. E. B. DuBois, Booker T. Washington and Marcus Garvey.
The reader is organized thematically to highlight Harrison's contributions to the debates on race, class, culture, and politics of his time. The writings span Harrison's career and the evolution of his thought, and include extensive political writings, editorials, meditations, reviews of theater and poetry, and deeply evocative social commentary.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Political Ideologies - Radicalism
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies
- History | United States - 20th Century
Dewey: 973.049
LCCN: 00051322
Physical Information: 1.23" H x 5.71" W x 9.39" L (1.60 lbs) 505 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
Features: Illustrated
Review Citations: Univ PR Books for Public Libry 01/01/2002 pg. 104 - Recommended/Special Interest
Choice 09/01/2002 pg. 168
 
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Publisher Description:
Critical writings by the "father of Harlem radicalism".

The brilliant writer, orator, educator, critic, and activist Hubert Harrison (1883 - 1927) is one of the truly important, yet neglected, figures of early twentieth-century America. Known as "the father of Harlem radicalism, ' and a leading Socialist party speaker who advocated that socialists champion the cause of the Negro as a revolutionary doctrine, Harrison had an important influence on a generation of race and class radicals, including Marcus Garvey and A. Philip Randolph.

Harrison envisioned a socialism that had special appeal to African-Americans, and he affirmed the duty of socialists to oppose race-based oppression. Despite high praise from his contemporaries, Harrison's legacy has largely been neglected. This reader redresses the imbalance; Harrison's essays, editorials, reviews, letters, and diary entries offer a profound, and often unique, analysis of issues, events and individuals of early twentieth-century America. His writings also provide critical insights and counterpoints to the thinking of W. E. B. DuBois, Booker T. Washington and Marcus Garvey.

The reader is organized thematically to highlight Harrison's contributions to the debates on race, class, culture, and politics of his time. The writings span Harrison's career and the evolution of his thought, and include extensive political writings, editorials, meditations, reviews of theater and poetry, and deeply evocative social commentary.

 
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