Harlem Rhapsody

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of death and racism.

Why isn’t Jessie Redmon Fauset as well-known as the writers she mentored? How does Harlem Rhapsody seek to remedy this?

Murray’s novel includes many famous artists of the Harlem Renaissance. What is the inspiration for and effect of this choice?

Will emerges as a morally ambiguous character. How does the novel balance this moral ambiguity? How does the character of Will embody some of the contradictions and complexities within social justice movements?