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table of contents
  1. Titlepage
  2. Imprint
  3. Dedication
  4. Home to Harlem
    1. First Part
      1. I: Going Back Home
      2. II: Arrival
      3. III: Zeddy
      4. IV: Congo Rose
      5. V: On the Job Again
      6. VI: Myrtle Avenue
      7. VII: Zeddy’s Rise and Fall
      8. VIII: The Raid of the Baltimore
      9. IX: Jake Makes a Move
    2. Second Part
      1. X: The Railroad
      2. XI: Snowstorm in Pittsburgh
      3. XII: The Treeing of the Chef
      4. XIII: One Night in Philly
      5. XIV: Interlude
      6. XV: Relapse
      7. XVI: A Practical Prank
      8. XVII: He Also Loved
      9. XVIII: A Farewell Feed
    3. Third Part
      1. XIX: Spring in Harlem
      2. XX: Felice
      3. XXI: The Gift That Billy Gave
  5. Endnotes
  6. Colophon
  7. Uncopyright

Colophon

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Home to Harlem
was published in 1928 by
Claude McKay.

This ebook was produced for
Standard Ebooks
by
Weijia Cheng,
and is based on a transcription produced in 2024 by
Amardeep Singh
for
African American Poetry: A Digital Anthology
and on digital scans from the
HathiTrust Digital Library.

The cover page is adapted from
Home to Harlem,
a painting completed in 1928 by
Aaron Douglas.
The cover and title pages feature the
League Spartan and Sorts Mill Goudy
typefaces created in 2014 and 2009 by
The League of Moveable Type.

This edition was released on
February 28, 2026, 5:27 p.m.
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