Claude McKay

Claude McKay (1889–1948) was a Jamaican poet, writer and novelist.

Also recorded as Hugh Hope; Festus Claudius McKay; C. E. Edwards.

Overview

Born at Clarendon Parish in 1889, died at Chicago in 1948.

In detail

the recorded working language is English.

The authority associates the name with Harlem Renaissance and communist.

Employment is recorded with Workers' Dreadnought.

Works named in the authority record are Songs of Jamaica and If We Must Die.

Distinctions recorded are William E. Harmon Foundation award for distinguished achievement among Negroes.

Sources

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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
“Claude McKay”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q1096967: Claude McKay
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