Miss Anne in Harlem Pdf Summary Reviews By Carla Kaplan

Miss Anne in Harlem The White Women of the Black Renaissance Pdf Summary

One of the nation’s foremost scholars of ethnic and gender studies offers a new perspective of the 1920s in this lively, groundbreaking group biography of the white women of the Harlem Renaissance

The 1920s in New York was a time of passion and freedom, in which new forms of art, including jazz and modern dance, flourished. At the heart of this cultural explosion was Harlem, where everything was changing, including the influential denizens who helped define it. Among these were a little-known group of white women who for decades have been relegated to the shadows of history. In this groundbreaking cultural biography, esteemed scholar Carla Kaplan offers a captivating and full-blooded portrait of this band of independent-minded and spirited white women collectively referred to as “Miss Anne.”

Sexualized and sensationalized in the white press–often portrayed as monstrous or insane–Miss Anne was sometimes derided in black literature and among the Harlem community as well. While it was socially acceptable for white men to head uptown for “exotic” dancers and “hot” jazz, a white woman who embraced life on West 125th Street found herself ostracized. Miss Anne in Harlem introduces these women–many from New York’s highest social echelons, many of them Jewish–who became patrons of, and romantic participants in, the Harlem Renaissance. In this superb blend of social history and biography, illustrated with black-and-white photos and two eight-page color inserts, Kaplan illuminates the myriad faces of Miss Anne, explores her motivations, and makes clear her often misunderstood choices. Returning Miss Anne to her rightful place in the interracial history of the Harlem Renaissance, Kaplan’s formidable history remaps the landscape of the 1920s and alters our perception of this historical moment. 

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Fine Book About a Topic Unfamiliar to Most.Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 5, 2013

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This book is set in the post Civil War South, through the 20’s, 30’s, and further. It concerns a group of “white women” and their involvement with African-Americans. The title is a bit deceptive, in indicates that the topic is purely of those denizens of Harlem, in NYC. This does a disservice to the book, it concerns white women everywhere, who wished to form some type of relations with Blacks, at a time when that was a very dangerous thing to do, especially for the black people involved. It also represents a rich view into the panorama of the
bohemian Harlem of the time.

The term “Miss Anne” was a reference in the black society at the time, of white women trying to mingle and interact very closely with Black people. Some of the women had less than noble reasons for constantly forcing themselves into the middle of black society. Some of the women were quite noble in their call, almost a vocation, to help the more struggling members of black society. There were many women who entered the South to staff schools for the African Americans there. This was dangerous in so many ways – white people of the South were very upset to see the white women intermingling with the Black people of

the South. It was a lonely, dangerous, and not always a fulfilling occupation.with many of the white teachers heading back to the North after a very brief time spent in the South.

The Book emphasizes the emergence of the black intelligentsia, in Harlem, with the appearances of many very famous members of that group, both black and white. The interesting topic of just how accepted these white women were welcomed and respected by the black community; both in the North and the South, is examined. It seems that the white women trying so hard to mingle in black society of the time, earned little respect from that group. Also- Black Americans suffered a very real threat to life and community as a result of being seen to interact with whites in general, and with White women especially. At the time, a black man could be lynched for any type of interaction with white women, ANY type of interaction.

The book provides a fascinating view into the slow and difficult emergence of Africans-Americans from the hellishness of a past in slavery, to entering a mainstream, and integrated part of American life. An emergence so hard fought, and and so richly deserved.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A rich group biography and a great read

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 8, 2014

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Very comprehensive biographies of incredibly interesting and dynamic white women who played significant part in Harlem Renaissance. Carla Kaplan’s meticulous research results in the unique story behind the story of this much-studied place and time. Issues of race, class and gender are presented in all their complexity and within the context of the era. I have done considerable reading on civil rights and US Black history and was even aware of the term “Miss Anne,” but was totally unaware of all but one of the subjects in this wonderful book. And what I knew of Nancy Cunard was a caricature. I would recommend Miss Anne in Harlem to anyone who wants to know more about how competing theories of race/gender/identity can coexist and even contribute to innovation, creative growth and understanding of American history. Fascinating illustrations and photos.

About Carla Kaplan Author Of Miss Anne in Harlem pdf Book

Carla Kaplan
Carla Kaplan

Carla Kaplan is the Davis Distinguished Professor of American Literature at Northeastern University. She is the author of Miss Anne in Harlem: The White Women of the Black Renaissance, The Erotics of Talk: Women’s Writing and Feminist Paradigms, Zora Neale Hurston: A Life in Letters, and Miss She is also editor of Every Tongue Got to Confess: Negro Folk Tales from the Gulf States and Dark Symphony and Other Works by Elizabeth Laura Adams

Miss Anne in Harlem Pdf, Paperback, Hardcover Book Information

Miss Anne in Harlem pdf book
Miss Anne in Harlem pdf book
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper; First Edition (September 10, 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 544 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0060882387
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0060882389
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.95 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 1.76 x 6.48 x 9.1 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #1,436,247 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #3,606 in African History (Books)
  • #4,291 in Black & African American Biographies
  • #4,944 in Women in History
  • Customer Reviews: 4.0 out of 5 stars    76 ratings

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