Banjo
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Banjo is a picaresque novel by Claude McKay, published in 1929. The novel centers on Black seamen in Marseilles, France, and portrays the treatment of Black colonial subjects by the French. McKay, a prominent voice of the Harlem Renaissance, aimed to capture the vitality of Black individuals in urban settings across America and Europe. Banjo was influential in the development of the Negritude movement, a literary and artistic protest against French colonial rule and assimilation policies. McKay's work was noted for its truthful and uninhibited depiction of Black characters.
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