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# Hubert Harrison

(1883–1927)   Writer

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Hubert Harrison was a writer, best known for *When Africa awakes*.

## Quick Facts About Hubert Harrison

Born April 27, 1883

Died December 17, 1927

Profession Writer

Notable works When Africa awakes

## About Hubert Harrison

Hubert Henry Harrison was a West Indian-American writer, orator, educator, critic, race and class conscious political activist, and radical internationalist based in Harlem, New York. He was described by activist A. Philip Randolph as "the father of Harlem radicalism" and by the historian Joel Augustus Rogers as "the foremost Afro-American intellect of his time". John G. Jackson of American Atheists described him as "The Black Socrates".

##  Quotes by Hubert Harrison

> [It should seem that Negroes, of all Americans, would be found in the Free-thought fold, since they have suffered more than any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hubert-harrison/it-should-seem-that-negroes-of-all-americans-would-be-found-in-the/)

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[Blessing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blessing/)

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> [Show me a population that is deeply religious and I will show you a servile population, content with whips and chains, ...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hubert-harrison/show-me-a-population-that-is-deeply-religious-and-i-will-show-you-a-2/)

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[Affliction](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/affliction/)

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