Claude McKay (1890–1948) was a Jamaican American writer and poet who was a central figure in the Harlem Renaissance. He wrote several collections of poetry, novels, short stories, non-fiction, and two autobiographical books, and is best known for his poem “If We Must Die” and his first novel, Home to Harlem.
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