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The sage of Sugar Hill : George S. Schuyler and the Harlem Renaissance / Jeffrey B. Ferguson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ferguson, Jeffrey B., 1964-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Schuyler, George S. (George Samuel), 1895-1977.
- Schuyler, George S.
- African Americans--Intellectual life--20th century.
- African Americans.
- Novelists, American--20th century--Biography.
- Novelists, American.
- Conservatives--United States--Biography.
- Conservatives.
- Journalists--United States--Biography.
- Journalists.
- African American journalists--Biography.
- African American journalists.
- African American novelists--Biography.
- African American novelists.
- Harlem Renaissance.
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Intellectual life--20th century.
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (321 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven : Yale University Press, c2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book is the first to focus a bright light on the life and early career of George S. Schuyler, one of the most important intellectuals of the Harlem Renaissance. A popular journalist in black America, Schuyler wielded a sharp, double-edged wit to attack the foibles of both blacks and whites throughout the 1920s. Jeffrey B. Ferguson presents a new understanding of Schuyler as public intellectual while also offering insights into the relations between race and satire during a formative period of African-American cultural history.Ferguson discusses Schuyler's controversial career and reputation and examines the paradoxical ideas at the center of his message. The author also addresses Schuyler's drift toward the political right in his later years and how this has affected his legacy.
- Contents:
- The problem of George S. Schuyler
- The ten commandments
- The right to laugh
- Debunking Blackness
- The rising tide of color
- The Black Mencken
- Hokum and beyond
- Black no more.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-288) and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)
- ISBN:
- 9786611722890
- 9781281722898
- 1281722898
- 9780300133462
- 0300133464
- OCLC:
- 1013962347
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