BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:O'Neal Library X-WR-CALNAME:O'Neal Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7f75f939-55ff-4b26-9e49-0a3bb59b4812 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260804T161356Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210624T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210624T203000 SUMMARY:Lost & Found LOCATION:O’Neal Library\nO’Neal Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=O’Neal Library;X-AP PLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=O’Neal Library:geo:33.5012942,-86.7565774 GEO:33.5012942;-86.7565774 DESCRIPTION:Cane by Jean Toomer.\nhttps://emmetoneal.libnet.info/event/504 1644 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Join the Lost &\; Found Book Group on 2 4 June 2021 for a discussion of Jean Toomer's "Cane". \; "Cane" is one of the most significant works to come out of the Harlem Renaissance\, and is considered to be a masterpiece in American modernist literature becaus e of its distinct structure and style. First published in 1923 and told th rough a series of vignettes\, \;Cane \;uses poetry\, prose\, and p lay-like dialogue to create a window into the varied lives of African Amer icans living in the rural South and urban North during a time when Jim Cro w laws pervaded and racism reigned. While critically acclaimed and known t oday as a pioneering text of the Harlem Renaissance\, the book did not gai n as much popularity as other works written during the period. Fellow Harl em Renaissance writer Langston Hughes believed \;Cane's lack of a wide r readership was because it didn't reinforce the stereotypes often associa ted with African Americans during the time\, but portrayed them in an accu rate and entirely human way\, breaking the mold and laying the groundwork for how African Americans are depicted in literature. Feel free to enjoy a n adult beverage during the discussion! We look forward to seeing you!

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