Claude McKay
1890 - 1948
General Information
Bio
(1890-1948) Poet, novelist. Claude McKay is seen as the most important poet of the Harlem Renaissance, in that he received great national and international praise and recognition. Born in Jamaica, he lived off and on in Harlem for many years. He wrote the first best seller by an African-American. McKay was also on the editorial staff of Max Eastman’s newspaper the “Liberator.”
Full Name
Claude McKay
Locations
New York
Author's Timeline
Unknown
RESIDENCE
Calude McKay lived in Manhattan, New York.
1890
BIRTH
Festus Claudius McKay (Claude McKay) was born in Jamaica, British West Indies, in 1890.
1912
LITWORK
Constab Ballads
Watts.
Collection of poetry.
Watts.
Collection of poetry.
1912
LITWORK
Songs of Jamaica
Aston W. Gardner.
Collection of poetry.
Aston W. Gardner.
Collection of poetry.
1914
RESIDENCE
Claude McKay moved to New York City in 1914.
1920
LITWORK
Spring In New Hampshire
Grant Richards.
Collection of poetry.
Grant Richards.
Collection of poetry.
1921
OTHER
Claude McKay was on the editorial staff of Max Eastman's newspaper the "Liberator."
1922
LITWORK
Harlem Shadows
Harcourt.
Poetry.
Harcourt.
Poetry.
1923
LITWORK
The Negroes in America
Essays.
Essays.
1927
LITWORK
Home To Harlem
Harper.
Novel.
Harper.
Novel.
1929
LITWORK
Banjo
Harper.
Novel.
Harper.
Novel.
1932
LITWORK
Gingertown
Harper.
Short stories.
Harper.
Short stories.
1933
LITWORK
Banana Bottom
Harper.
Novel.
Harper.
Novel.
1937
LITWORK
A Long Way from Home
Lee Furman.
Autobiography.
Lee Furman.
Autobiography.
1948
DEATH
Claude McKay died in Chicago, Illinois, in 1948.
1948
INTERMENT
Claude McKay is interred in the Calvary Cemetery in Woodside, New York.
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