2 Quotes & Sayings By Claude Mckay

Claude McKay (1889–1958) was an American poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, journalist, and civil rights leader. He was the first African-American to win the Pulitzer Prize for literature. He is best known as a poet who utilized jazz rhythms. As a writer, he is also known for his novel Harlem Shadows (1936), an account of his early years in New York City.