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Harlem Rhapsody: The Woman Who Built a Literary Legacy

Harlem Rhapsody: The Woman Who Built a Literary Legacy

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Jessie Redmon Fauset was a literary powerhouse of the Harlem Renaissance, yet her name is often overshadowed by the writers she nurtured—Langston Hughes, Nella Larsen, and more. In this episode of Rooted in Story, we’re diving into Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray, a novel that brings Fauset’s story to life.

Join me as we explore how Fauset shaped Black literature, the barriers she faced, and why her influence deserves more recognition. This book left me wondering: How many other brilliant Black women have been written out of history? Let’s give Fauset her flowers and unpack her remarkable, and long-overdue, legacy.

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