William Moore
William H. A. Moore was a poet and journalist. He was the author of a collection of poems, Dusk Songs, which was excerpted in James Weldon Johnson’s The Book of American Negro Poetry (Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1922).
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Read more about James Weldon Johnson >James Weldon Johnson, born in Florida in 1871, was a national organizer for the NAACP and an author of poetry and nonfiction. Perhaps best known for the song "Lift Every Voice and SIng," he also wrote several poetry collections and novels, often exploring racial identity and the African American folk tradition.
Arna Bontemps
Read more about Arna Bontemps >Arna Wendell Bontemps was born on October 13, 1902, in Alexandria, Louisiana,
Sterling A. Brown
Read more about Sterling A. Brown >Sterling Brown was born in Washington, D.C., in 1901. He was educated
Jessie Redmon Fauset
Read more about Jessie Redmon Fauset >Jessie Redmon Fauset, born in 1882, played a crucial role in the Harlem Renaissance during her time as literary editor of The Crisis.