Fire!! is an African American literary magazine published in 1926 during the Harlem Renaissance. The publication was started by Wallace Thurman, Zora Neale Hurston, Aaron Douglas, John P. Davis, Richard Bruce Nugent, Gwendolyn Bennett, and Langston Hughes. An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Harlem Renaissance(also known as the Black Literary Renaissance and The New Negro Movement) refers to the flowering of African American cultural and intellectual life during the 1920s and 1930s. ... Wallace Henry Thurman (1902-1934) was an African American novelist during the Harlem Renaissance. ... Zora Neale Hurston (January 7, 1891 – January 28, 1960) was an American folklorist and author during the time of the Harlem Renaissance, best known for the 1937 novel Their Eyes Were Watching God. ... Power Plant, Harlem by Aaron Douglas in oil, 1939. ... John Preston Davis (January 19, 1905 - September 11, 1973) a Harvard-trained lawyer and activist intellectual became prominent for his work with the Joint Committee on National Recovery and the founding of the National Negro Congress in 1935. ... Richard Bruce Nugent (known professionally as Richard Bruce)(July 2, 1906 - May 27, 1987) was an important figure, albeit a fleeting one, in the Harlem Renaissance. ... Gwendolyn B. Bennett (July 8, 1902–1981) was an African American writer who contributed greatly to the Harlem Renaissance. ... Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 – May 22, 1967) was an American poet, novelist, playwright, short story writer, and columnist. ...

External links

• Fire Press: Publisher of reproductions of Fire!!