The Sage in Harlem: H. L. Mencken and the Black Writers of the 1920s

The Sage in Harlem demonstrates how Mencken, through the example of his own work, his power as editor of the American Mercury, and his dedication to literary quality, was able to nurture the developing talents of black authors from James Weldon Johnson to Richard Wright.

• | Author: Charles Scruggs
• | Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• | Publication Date: December 01, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 228 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1421431386
• | ISBN-13: 9781421431383