Jessie Redmon Fauset

Jessie Redmon Fauset (1882-1961) was a poet, an essayist, an educator, and the author of four novels, including There is Confusion and The Chinaberry Tree. Though often overlooked, she was a central figure in shaping the Harlem Renaissance. Serving as the literary editor of the NAACP's magazine, The Crisis, from 1919 to 1926, she published the works of writers such as Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, W. E. B. Du Bois, and Nella Larsen.

Jessie Redmon Fauset (1882-1961) was a poet, an essayist, an educator, and the author of four novels, including There is Confusion and The Chinaberry Tree. Though often overlooked, she was a central figure in shaping the Harlem Renaissance. Serving as the literary editor of the NAACP's magazine, The Crisis, from 1919 to 1926, she published the works of writers such as Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, W. E. B. Du Bois, and Nella Larsen. See less