The Great War and the Culture of the New Negro

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Florida A&M University, Tallahassee Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton Florida Gulf Coast University, Ft. Myers Florida International University, Miami Florida State University, Tallahassee New College of Florida, Sarasota University of Central Florida, Orlando University of Florida, Gainesville University of North Florida, Jacksonville University of South Florida, Tampa University of West Florida, Pensacola University Press of Florida The Great War and the Culture of the New Negro The Great War and the Culture of the New Negro Mark Whalan University Press of Florida Gainesville/Tallahassee/Tampa/Boca Raton Pensacola/Orlando/Miami/Jacksonville/Ft. Myers/Sarasota Copyright 2008 by Mark Whalan Printed in the United States of America on recycled, acid-free paper All rights reserved 13 12 11 10 09 08 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Whalan, Mark, 1974– The Great War and the culture of the new negro/Mark Whalan. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8130-3206-1 (alk. paper); ISBN 978-0-8130-3901-5 (e-book) 1. World War, 1914–1918—African Americans. 2. World War, 1914–1918— Literature and the war. 3. African Americans—Social conditions—to 1964. 4. American literature—African American authors—History and criticism. I. Title. D639.N4W47 2008 940.4’039–dc22 2007044704 The University Press of Florida is the scholarly publishing agency for the State University System of Florida, comprising Florida A&M University, Florida Atlantic University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida International University, Florida State University, New College of Florida, University of Central Florida, University of Florida, University of North Florida, University of South Florida, and University of West Florida. University Press of Florida 15 Northwest 15th Street Gainesville, FL 32611–2079 http://www.upf.com To Rachael ...