{"product_id":"the-messenger-reader-stories-poetry-and-essays-from-the-messenger-magazine-paperback","title":"The Messenger Reader: Stories, Poetry, and Essays from The Messenger Magazine - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSondra Kathryn Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003ePaul Robeson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eZora Neale Hurston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Messenger \u003c\/i\u003ewas the third most popular magazine of the Harlem Renaissance after \u003ci\u003eThe Crisis \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOpportunity\u003c\/i\u003e. Unlike the other two magazines, \u003ci\u003eThe Messenger\u003c\/i\u003e was not tied to a civil rights organization. Labor activist A. Philip Randolph and economist Chandler Owen started the magazine in 1917 to advance the cause of socialism to the black masses. They believed that a socialist society was the only one that would be free from racism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe socialist ideology of\u003ci\u003e The Messenger\u003c\/i\u003e \"the only magazine of scientific radicalism in the world published by Negroes,\" was reflected in the pieces and authors published in its pages. \u003ci\u003eThe Messenger Reader \u003c\/i\u003econtains poetry, stories, and essays from Paul Robeson, Zora Neale Hurston, Wallace Thurman, and Dorothy West. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Messenger Reader\u003c\/i\u003e, will be a welcome addition to the critically acclaimed Modern Library Harlem Renaissance series.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Messenger was the third most popular magazine of the Harlem Renaissance after The Crisis andOpportunity. Unlike the other two magazines, The Messenger was not tied to a civil rights organization. Labor activist A. Philip Randolph and economist Chandler Owen started the magazine in 1917 to advance the cause of socialism to the black masses. They believed that a socialist society was the only one that would be free from racism. \u003cbr\u003eThe socialist ideology of The Messenger \"the only magazine of scientific radicalism in the world published by Negroes,\" was reflected in the pieces and authors published in its pages. The Messenger Reader contains poetry, stories, and essays from Paul Robeson, Zora Neale Hurston, Wallace Thurman, and Dorothy West. \u003cbr\u003eThe Messenger Reader, will be a welcome addition to the critically acclaimed Modern Library Harlem Renaissance series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSondra Katherine Wilson, Ph.D. is a researcher at Harvard University's W. E. B. Du Bois Institute. She is the executor of the James Weldon Johnson estate and the editor of several volumes of his work. She is also the editor of the Modern Library's The Crisis Reader and The Opportunity Reader. She lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.08 x 8.42 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 26, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47454066245810,"sku":"9780375755392","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/a253f9d37e1f1885a6417063c128071c.webp?v=1778842328","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-messenger-reader-stories-poetry-and-essays-from-the-messenger-magazine-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}