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Claude McKay’s “If We Must Die,” considered by many to be the “inaugural address of the Harlem Renaissance,” speaks to the traditional ideal of black masculinity
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Nehemiah Smith English 408 Mr. Hoyt April 11, 2003 Racial and Gendered Utterances in Shakespeare's Othello and Claude McKay's "If We Must Die" Claude McKay, born in Jamaica in 1890, and considered by many to be the first intellectual of the Harlem Renaissance, moved to New York in 1915 to join the burgeoning literary scene. As a result of a summer of race riots in 1919, McKay penned what is designated as his most important literary contribution: "If We Must Die." Because of the revolutionary, yet universal, nature and tone of the poem, much literary criticism has been rendered in an attempt to further show how the sonnet continues to be transfigured in socio-political, literary, and historical contexts. I. CRITICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY Summary of Material The volume of material to be found on McKay's "If We Must Die" is vast. However, in regard to the specific thesis of this paper, the information is limited. This is perhaps due...
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