Walter White
1) Flight
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“A groundbreaking novel of the Harlem Renaissance . . . Telling the story of black migration, urbanization, and segregation.” —Thadious M. Davis, author of Understanding Alice Walker
Published in 1926 and written by civil rights activist and longtime head of the NAACP Walter White, Flight “belongs to an extinct but historically crucial genre of African-American fiction:...
Published in 1926 and written by civil rights activist and longtime head of the NAACP Walter White, Flight “belongs to an extinct but historically crucial genre of African-American fiction:...
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What sparked the Tulsa race riot in 1921, and who was to blame for the destruction, injuries, and deaths that resulted?
Light-skinned African American NAACP civil rights investigator Walter Francis White (1893-1955) was sent to Tulsa hours after the burning stopped to investigate the scene and in 1921 published his findings in a short 8-page report titled "The Eruption of Tulsa."
The Tulsa race massacre took place on May 31 and June 1, 1921, when...
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The Fire in the Flint (1924) is a novel by Walter Francis White. Although he is generally recognized for his accomplishments as the longtime leader of the NAACP, White also wrote several novels during the Harlem Renaissance exploring the themes of Alain Locke's New Negro Movement. Praised by W. E. B. Du Bois in The Crisis and by Konrad Bercovici in The Nation, The Fire in the Flint remains an invaluable testament to the power of fiction to address...
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