How writer Jean Toomer envisioned an American race beyond color
September 10, 2026
September 10, 2026
ITHACA, New York, Sept. 10 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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How writer Jean Toomer envisioned an American race beyond color
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Poet and novelist Jean Toomer (1894-1967) was among the most influential figures of the Harlem Renaissance, and his 1923 modernist novel "Cane" inspired generations of Black writers and is considered a masterwork in African American literature. Yet he refused to identify as Black (or white . . .
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How writer Jean Toomer envisioned an American race beyond color
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Poet and novelist Jean Toomer (1894-1967) was among the most influential figures of the Harlem Renaissance, and his 1923 modernist novel "Cane" inspired generations of Black writers and is considered a masterwork in African American literature. Yet he refused to identify as Black (or white . . .