Anne Spencer was a widely anthologized Harlem Renaissance poet and activist. In 1973, she became one of the first African American women poets featured in the Norton Anthology of Modern Poetry.
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The Black Finger, a poem by Angelina Weld Grimké
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In national Harlem Renaissance literary contests, NEARLY HALF of the award-winning poems were by WOMEN. This first-place poem by Lucy Ariel Williams is distinct because Williams did what women weren't expected to do—use dialect.

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Anne Spencer is a celebrated Harlem Renaissance poet and activist. Her home in Lynchburg VA, the hub of her diligent activism and Harlem Renaissance literary salons, is now the Anne Spencer House & Garden Museum.
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