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Jean Toomer

December 26, 1894 – March 30, 1967

Jean Toomer was an American poet and novelist, a pivotal figure of the Harlem Renaissance and modernism. His work delves into the complexities of identity and the tensions between diverse cultural influences. Toomer grappled with racial categorization, resisting classification as a Black writer to emphasize the multifaceted nature of human experience. His writing probes profound questions of American identity and cultural displacement.