Download or read book The Sage in Harlem written by Charles Scruggs and published by Johns Hopkins University Press. This book was released on 2019-12-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sage in Harlem demonstrates how Mencken, through the example of his own work, his power as editor of the American Mercury, and his dedication to literary quality, was able to nurture the developing talents of black authors from James Weldon Johnson to Richard Wright.