City of Refuge

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City of Refuge is a 1925 short story by Harlem Renaissance writer Rudolph Fisher that vividly portrays the experiences of a Southern Black migrant navigating life in New York City's Harlem.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literary work
short story
author Rudolph Fisher NERFINISHED
authorMovement Harlem Renaissance NERFINISHED
centralTheme Great Migration experiences
adaptation to city life
racial identity
urban life in Harlem
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts challenges faced by Black migrants
cultural life in Harlem
firstPublicationContext Harlem Renaissance era NERFINISHED
genre fiction
short fiction
hasAuthorEthnicity African American
hasForm prose
language English
literaryPeriod 20th century American literature
mainCharacterOrigin American South NERFINISHED
movement Harlem Renaissance
narrativePerspective third-person narration
portrays Southern Black migrant experience
protagonistEthnicity Black
publicationYear 1925
settingLocation Harlem NERFINISHED
New York City

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Rudolph Fisher notableWork City of Refuge