Negro Story magazine

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Negro Story magazine was an African American literary periodical based in Chicago that showcased Black writers and contributed to the cultural flowering of the Chicago Black Renaissance.

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instanceOf African American periodical
defunct magazine
literary magazine
aim to promote African American literature
to provide a platform for African American voices
to showcase Black writers
associatedWith African American press
Black Chicago literary community
basedIn City of Chicago
surface form: Chicago
contentType book reviews
creative writing
literary criticism
contributedTo Chicago Black Renaissance
countryOfPublication United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalRole platform for Black artistic expression
vehicle for African American intellectual discourse
culturalSignificance documented African American experiences
supported emerging Black writers
distributionScope national
editor Alice C. Browning
Fern Gayden
editorialPerspective African American viewpoint
ethnicFocus Black Americans
surface form: African American
focus African American literature
essays
poetry
short fiction
foundedBy Alice C. Browning
Fern Gayden
genre literary magazine
language English
medium print
movement African American literary renaissance
Chicago Black Renaissance
notableContributor Gwendolyn Brooks
Langston Hughes
Richard Wright
publicationCity City of Chicago
surface form: Chicago
publisherType independent publisher
subject African American culture
Black history
race relations in the United States
targetAudience African American readers
readers of Black literature
timePeriod 20th century

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Chicago Black Renaissance hasInstitution Negro Story magazine