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- Title
Claude McKay: The Making of a Black Bolshevik.
- Authors
Arnesen, Eric
- Abstract
This document is a book review of "Claude McKay: The Making of a Black Bolshevik" by Winston James. The book explores the political trajectory of Claude McKay, a prominent figure in the Harlem Renaissance. It delves into McKay's early years in Jamaica, his migration to the United States, and his immersion in radical intellectual circles in Harlem and London. The review highlights McKay's attraction to both socialism and nationalism and his evolving political beliefs. The book provides important context for understanding McKay's politics, but readers may have different interpretations of his political orientations.
- Subjects
MCKAY, Claude, 1890-1948; JAMAICANS; POLITICAL affiliation; PATRONAGE; PEASANTS; WORLD War I; LABOR unions
- Publication
Labor: Studies in Working Class History of the Americas, 2024, Vol 21, Issue 2, p152
- ISSN
1547-6715
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1215/15476715-11021055