This is a collection of the rare, diverse, and powerful prose, poetry, and plays that capture Harlem through the eyes of the African American women who experienced it. Harlem on Her Mind is the first anthology to gather these historical significant and exceptional pieces in a single collection.
Social standards and expectations of the 1920s made it difficult for women, particularly African American women, to travel and live independently. It was considered ‘unseemly’ or even offensive for a woman to address the grittier aspects of the Roaring Twenties. Women were also less likely to be published beyond newspapers and magazines. But African American women were there, observing and participating, each with a different sense of decency and level of immersion. Despite these imposed restrictions, they were able to carve a small niche of writing depicting Harlem life from their unique perspectives.
Inhoudsopgave
Preface
Introduction
MUTTSY – a story by Zora Neale Hurston
SONNET TO A NEGRO IN HARLEM – a poem by Helene Johnson
THE BOOK OF HARLEM – a story by Zora Neale Hurston
BOTTLED – a poem by Helene Johnson
THE CORNER – a story by Eunice Hunton Carter
NOSTALGIA – a poem by Jessie Redmon Fauset
HOSTESS – a story by Edythe Mae Gordon
THE HUNCH – a play by Eulalie Spence
THE STARTER – a play by Eulalie Spence
UNDERTOW – a play by Eulalie Spence
BREAKING THROUGH – an essay by Eunice Hunton Carter
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