Hubert Harrison
Jeffrey Perry is the editor of A Hubert Harrison Reader and preserved and inventoried the Hubert H. Harrison papers, currently housed at Columbia University’s Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Jeffrey Perry talked about Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, 1883-1918. In the book Mr. Perry recounts the life of Hubert Harrison… read more
Jeffrey Perry talked about Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, 1883-1918. In the book Mr. Perry recounts the life of Hubert Harrison (1883-1927), a public intellectual, activist and founder of the “New Negro Movement” whose ideas combined race and class conscious and influenced Marcus Garvey. Jeffrey Perry discusses his book with authors Mark Naisson and Komozie Woodward.
Jeffrey Perry is the editor of A Hubert Harrison Reader and preserved and inventoried the Hubert H. Harrison papers, currently housed at Columbia University’s Rare Book and Manuscript Library. close
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