“Peace, O my heart, let us be silent and Oblivious to the pressure and the pain.”

Claude McKay

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About Claude McKay

Writer Jamaican

Festus Claudius 'Claude' McKay was a seminal Jamaican writer and poet who was a central figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Born and raised in rural Jamaica, his early works captured the dialect and spirit of his homeland...

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