The Coast Guard recently attempted to soften rules against swastikas and nooses before retreating. These lynching poems remind us what is at stake.
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Tag Archives: Claude McKay
Normalizing Nooses and Swastikas
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America, Racist and Revolutionary Both
In America, Jamaican immigrant Claude McKay reminds America what makes it great, even as he exposes its dark side.
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Yielding the Heart to an Easter Lily
Claude McKay poem about an Easter lily is a sensuous immersion.