apr 19, 1925 - "Colors" is Published

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Color had received Universal fame and critical acclaim when published. It contains epitaphs (short text honoring a deceased person), racial discussion, love poems, and contained subjects on many matters. Overall the theme was race and many say it dealt with racial subjects very well. This captured the attention of many critics.

"Cullen was praised for portraying the experience of African Americans in the vocabulary and poetic forms of the classical tradition but with a personal intimacy."

"Ladies and Gentlemen! A genius! Posterity will laugh at us if we do not proclaim him now. COLOR transcends all of the limiting qualifications that might be brought forward if it were merely a work of talent." - Alain Locke (Jan, 1926)

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