In 1919\, as civil and social unrest grips the country\, there is a little corner of America\, a place called \;Harlem \;where somethi ng special is stirring. Here\, the New Negro is rising and Black pride is evident everywhere... in music\, theatre\, fashion and the arts. And there on stage in the center of this renaissance is Jessie Redmon Fauset\, the new literary editor of the preeminent Negro magazine The Crisis. W.E.B. Du Bois\, the founder and editor of The Crisis\, has charged her with discov ering young writers whose words will change the world. Jessie attacks the challenge with fervor\, quickly finding sixteen-year-old Countee Cullen\, seventeen-year-old Langston Hughes\, and Nella Larsen\, who becomes one of her best friends. Under Jessie's leadership\, The Crisis thrives\, the wr iters become notable and magazine subscriptions soar. Every Negro writer i n the country wants their work published in the magazine now known for its groundbreaking poetry and short stories. Jessie's rising star is shining bright... but her relationship with W.E.B. could jeopardize all that she's built. The man\, considered by most to be the leader of Black America\, i s not only Jessie's boss\, he's her lover. And neither his wife\, nor thei r fourteen-year-age difference can keep the two apart. Their torrid and tu multuous affair is complicated by a secret desire that Jessie harbors--to someday\, herself\, become the editor of the magazine\, a position that on ly W.E.B. Du Bois has held. In the face of overwhelming sexism and racism\ , Jessie must balance her drive with her desires. However\, as she strives to preserve her legacy\, she'll discover the high cost of her unparallele d success.. ~ From the catalog
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