Hubert Harrison
American writer and orator
Hubert Henry Harrison was a West Indian-American writer, orator, educator, critic, race and class conscious political activist, and radical internationalist based in Harlem, New York. Wikipedia
Born: April 27, 1883, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Died: December 17, 1927 (age 44 years), New York, NY
Education: DeWitt Clinton High School
Spouse: Irene Horton (m. 1909)
Party: Socialist Party of America
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What was Hubert Harrison known for?
Harrison served as the foremost Black organizer, agitator, and theoretician in the Socialist Party of New York during its 1912 heyday; he founded the first organization (the Liberty League) and the first newspaper (“The Voice“) of the militant, World War I-era “New Negro” movement; and he served as the editor of the ...
Why did Hubert Harrison break with Marcus Garvey?
Differences existed, however, and troubled by Garvey's political style, his autocratic mismanagement of the UNIA and the group's return to Africa politics, Harrison broke with him in 1922.
Who is the father of Harlem radicalism?
Perry, Jeffrey B., "Hubert Henry Harrison 'The Father of Harlem Radicalism': The Early Years—1883 Through the Founding of the Liberty League and The Voice in 1917" (Ph. D.
What was the newspaper for the New Negro movement?
On July 4, 1917, The Voice: A Newspaper for the New Negro—the first newspaper of the “New Negro Movement,” edited by Hubert H. Harrison—made its debut at a rally at the Metropolitan Baptist Church at 120 W. 138th Street, between Lenox and Seventh Avenues in Harlem.
Harrison was a seminal and influential thinker who encouraged the development of class consciousness among workers, black pride, agnostic atheism, secular ...
Apr 27, 2021 · Hubert Harrison (April 27, 1883-December 17, 1927) was a brilliant writer, orator, educator, critic, and radical political activist.
May 15, 2008 · Though never officially joining the UNIA, Harrison accepted a position as editor for Negro World, the UNIA newspaper. He worked for Negro World ...
This reader redresses the imbalance; Harrison's essays, editorials, reviews, letters, and diary entries offer a profound, and often unique, analysis of issues, ...
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His biography offers profound insights on race, class, religion, immigration, war, democracy, and social change in America. “Offers profound insights on ...
Hubert Harrison (1883-1927) is one of the truly important figures of early twentieth-century America. A brilliant writer, orator, educator, critic, and ...
Oct 10, 2022 · A review of Hubert Harrison: The Struggle for Equality, 1918-1927, Jeffrey B Perry (Columbia University Press, 2021), £30.