Home to Harlem, by Claude McKay

Disgruntled by the treatment of Black soldiers in the military, Jake Brown heads to Harlem―the Mecca of Black creativity―to rebuild his life anew. Upon arriving, he discovers that Harlem isn’t exactly the paradise of racial uplift and unity that one might read about in books; but then again, it’s a far cry from the volatile streets of London and the isolation faced abroad. Meeting new faces and taking up odd jobs, Jake sets out on a journey to discover who he is as a Black man in the world and where he can truly belong. Home to Harlem is the bestselling, award-winning novel of Jamaican-American poet, Claude McKay that explores the spirit of the uprooted Black vagabond within Harlem’s legendary nightlife.

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